A couple days went by and I hadn’t heard anything from her, so I decided to call and see if she had gotten cold feet. When she answered the phone, the first thing I said was; ‘well, did you get cold feet already’? – her reply was; ‘not at all’. She said she had her 6 year old grand daughter the last couple days and was busy entertaining her. The shopping and walks in the park had worn her out. I laughed and told her that I would spend a little more time on the cardiovascular and pulmonary aspects of her exam. I’m sure you will, she said. Les then suggested that since the exam was going to be at her condo, that I came over for lunch and see how everything was laid out, and we could order pizza, I told her that sounded like a good idea and we picked a day the following week. She gave me her address and I told it would take about an hour or so to get there, so we set the time for 11:30. I googled the directions and her condo was in a small cluster, maybe 8 units, in a rural area, not in a big complex. As I pulled in, I noticed it was in a rather secluded, wooded area; which gave me other ideas for the future. She greeted me with a warm affectionate hug and kiss and gave me a quick tour. Her dining room table was sturdy and would work fine for an exam table. I ask her if she had a small stool to make it easier to get up and down from the table and she said yes. Being 5 ft 2 in tall, she needed a small stool to reach the top kitchen cupboards. I told her that I had a padded exercise mat covered with white sheet that we could put on the table to make it more comfortable for her. She thanked me and said it sounded like I had everything well organized. I assured her that I did as she would soon find out. As we waited for the pizza to be delivered, I decided to tie up some loose ends regarding her exam. I ask her if she wanted me to provide an exam gown for her or have her just strip to her panties to begin the exam ? She thought for a few seconds and ask me how I normally handle that. I told her it depends on how the patient feels; some patients like the embarrassment of being exposed and some like to protect their modesty as long as possible. She thought a few more seconds and said whatever I wanted would be fine. I then ask her if she preferred to be told to pull her panties down or have me just pull them down ? She said that she preferred I did it. Last loose end: do you want me to tell you now everything I am going to do to you, or just tell you as we go along ? Again she ask how I normally handle that ? I told her that I normally leave that up to the patient. Most patients prefer not to be told everything in advance, but like to be told right before I do It. They say it ads to the uncertainty and nervous anticipation; while other patients want to know everything in advance. She thought for a few seconds and then said to just tell her as we go along. Last order of business was the SAFE WORD and I explained how that worked. Les said that she trusted me and could not envision me doing anything that would cause her to use the SAFE WORD. I told her I appreciated that, but none the less, if she needed to use it, then do so. Pizza arrived just as we finished, so we enjoyed the pizza and a couple beers. I ask her if she had any questions or reservations, and she replied ‘no reservations at all’, and if she thought of any questions, she would definitely ask. Only remaining detail was the date and time. She said she would know in a day or two, but it would be very soon. I thanked her, gave her a kiss goodbye and headed home. As I drove home, I finalized most of my exam plans for Les, based on her answers to the questions I ask her earlier. I decided on an exam cape for her as it would provide a little covering for her breasts, but leave her ‘nether’ region completely accessible and partially exposed.