Mary, Enid, and Lily are all standing by the nurses station, Mary stretches her arms, "Which one of you strong ladies wants to help me dress Mr. Rivers."

Lily responds with a quiet confidence, "I can't in good conscience look at Angela's boyfriend's penis before she gets to see it. Since Mary has already sinned against nature she of course has no moral qualms doing it. Enid, you go ahead we all know you find Angie more attractive than any boyfriend she will ever have, the Lord will forgive you this one time."

Enid covers her mouth and giggles sweetly and Mary mumbles something about wanting to wash that girl's mouth out with soap and holy water. Annie figures Leo will wake up in the next 15 minutes so she strategically uses her second to last temperature check. Abdominal temperature 95.22 rectal 100.53. Annie records the data rectal 95.31 , abdominal 95.22. The first significant gap increase in her report.

Mary and Enid walk in to see Leo asleep and mooning them, "Good timing, ladies, was just finishing my second to last temperature check with our patient, I hope he is as cooperative with Angela as he was with me."

Enid can't hold back her snarkiness, "I know every successful date I have had with a man he has been heavily sedated." Annie mumbles something under her breath and snaps the curtain open and shut. Enid and Mary get Leo undressed out of his hospital clothes and take his street clothes out of a clear plastic bag and gently dress him as to not bump his injured foot.

Mary looks at Leo's bare front, "Do you think Lily is right? Is Angela really going to lose her virginity tonight?"

Enid emphatically shakes her head no, "She may be right about the two emotionally bonding tonight, but this boy wants to be teased tonight, I can tell. No sex, he will want Angela to use her temperature quota though. I gave Lily 10 to 1 odds in her favor about the no sex and butt play thing.

Mary scoffs, "Sweetheart, I know men. I have been married for over thirty years. I had to take my husband to get a colonoscopy kicking and screaming. I even took him to a pretty gastroenterologist. I wasn't allowed to touch his butt for six months after that."

"Totally different situation. Leo has a butt fetish and doesn't know it. He is terrified of the idea of having his butt played with while he is awake so he signs up for a study where he has it done while he is asleep. He wanted Angela to do all those naughty things to him without experiencing the fear and shame of it all.

Mary counters, "well if that is true and he is terrified he won't allow Angela to do it at all then now that he will be fully aware. "

Enid smiles," he will, he wants her to make him feel safe and put all his fears to rest. He is playing a game and doesn't even know it yet and Angela will sooth him out of pure instinct, I am certain of it.

Mary laughs, "you tell us you have only dated two boys in your life, and worse yet they were in highschool. Yet you make all this grandiose statements as if you know all men... I am going to figure out your story one day, Girlie, mark my words . I'll take your bet just to keep things fun.

Enid fetches Angela in the breakroom and holds her hand tightly leading her to her grade/highschool crush. Enid lets go as they reach the curtain and whispers in her ear, Be gentle... Enid opens the curtain and stands behind her friend for support,

Leo's mouth hangs wide open, "Howwa How, you are here, Angie, it's really you. You look great!"

"Well, thank you, Leo, what a very nice thing to say."

Mary helps Leo up and then sits him in his wheelchair to give him his condescending mothering, "Angela is one of our finest, most caring nurses. You be very nice to her and do everything she says. You are a very lucky young man that you get to go home early. Don't make any of us regret giving you a privelege most patients won't have. Now be good."

As Angela wheels Leo a safe distance away he sarcastically whispers, "Thanks, Mommy"

Angela laughs gently, "She loves ya, she just doesn't have it in her to not make it weird."

Enid chauffeurs Angela's car and both help him in the car and before they know it Angela and Leo our on their first adventure to his apartment. Leo confirms Angela's GPS and in no time they are at his apartment complex. Angela jokingly asks him if the elevator is working or if she will have to carry him. Leo closes his eyes and plays that out in his head.