“I like that song too,” she said. 
     I could see another smile coming, 
and I had to get the hell out of there 
before that happened.                  
     “You don’t have to get up baby    
doll. I’ll get some coffee on the way  
in,” I said, and then gave her a kiss. 
“Late night, last night?”              
     Beth fell back on the pillow.     
“Baby doll?”                           
     “Tryin’ it out. Whadya think?”    
     “I think... I think, I’m gonna go 
back to sleep,” she said, and then     
buried her head under the pillow.      
     “Barry called me about two in the 
morning. Don’t worry. It was a happy   
ending,” she said in a muffled voice.  
“I’ll tell you about it later.”        
     “Can’t wait,” I said and helped   
her to cover up. She grabbed my pillow 
* and snuggled up with it.                 
     Before gettin’ the hell out of    
there, I gave her another kiss. “Love  
you.”                                  
     “Love you even more, Jackaroonie.”
     “Jackaroonie?”                    
     “Just tryin’ it out. Whadya       
think?”                                
     “I agree. You need to sleep,” I   
answered, and then was gone.           
     As soon as I got to work and put  
on my scrubs, I immediately went to    
the Oh Oh Room.                        
     After taking care of the garbage, 
I sat down to wait. I looked at the    
clock and put my feet up on one of the 
desks. Hopefully, I wouldn’t have to   
wait long.                             
     I thought about that bloody bag   
from yesterday again.                  



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