"Can I go see her?" I didn't even let him get behind his desk good before I asked.

"Yeah, and try to keep her little ass quiet."

"I'll do my best but she was raised to be a strong willed individual; not sure how well I'm gonna do." I grinned as I headed for the door.

"Touché kid, touché!"

I lost the smile halfway to her bedroom and found it again as soon as I reached the door. "Hey, you feeling better?"

"She looked up ...