"That's fine, Dale. I'll have the doctor see her as soon as possible and let you know when to pick her up. The other thing I need is for you to keep R...ose home from school for a few days. I'll get the doctor to write out a note advising it without giving any details. Then you'll need to arrange to get her school work so she doesn't fall behind. All this must look like any normal sick child staying home. You shouldn't answer any questions you can avoid at her school. Can you handle that?". .. god, he makes me feel like a woman.”“I didn’t say that.”“It doesn’t matter if I was thinking it, I didn’t say it.”“No!”“Honey, I’m not going to say it.”“Fine. He makes me feel like a woman in a way that you never have.”“Oh, honey ... don’t cry. I still love you, so much. But ... he’s my son. You and I agreed, we’d always put our children first.”“Not explicitly, no, but now that it’s come up ... it just makes so much sense. Besides, I thought you liked the changes...”“Oh, yes, I did. And do. This is my house.”We got out of the car in the garage and walked through a door into the house. There was music playing out loud, a table full of liquor, the smell of pot, and people walking all over. Two girls with string bikinis walked over, both kissed Monty, and one said, “Hey, how was your day? Who is your friend?”He replied, “My day was okay. This is Mike. Who the hell are all of these people?”“Oh, these are just some friends who came over. I hope you don’t mind, we started the. “He was the same age, like your father. Slightly shorter than you. He was wearing a suit. That is what drew my attention. Who wears a suit in this weather?” the nurse replied.“Thank you, Penny. Have a good evening,” Helen said. Putting her hand through my arm, we started walking towards the exit in silence until we were outside.Once the sliding doors closed behind me, I said, “You know who came to visit my dad today. That is why he was unsettled. It was Savvas.” Walking across the car park,.