Chapter 87: The Drug Czar

Cassie opened her eyes, the room was quiet, she didn’t move as she looked around trying to figure out where she was. She sat up slowly and saw her mom asleep sitting against the headboard of the bed. She started to move off the bed and she felt tired and sore. There was a tightness on her chest, and she looked down to see her left arm strapped to her body. That explains that. Her bladder woke up and she slid off the bed and walked slowly into the bathroom, her body felt like she had been in a fight. The sound of her pee hitting the water was loud in the heavy silence.

Helen sat up quickly and looked around. She heard the sound from the bathroom and jumped up off the bed. She wiped the sleep from her eyes and looked at the clock. It was 6:30 PM, they had been asleep for over four hours. She almost made it to the bathroom door and Cassie appeared. Helen saw Cassie smile and she saw recognition in her eyes, Helen felt hope flash across her heart.

“Mom, what happened to my shoulder?”

Helen lost her breath and felt a dull ache in her heart at the words. Dr. Trish told her they didn’t know what she might be like when she woke up. This was expected but it didn’t help the pain as she looked at her pretty, broken daughter.

“Honey, it was dislocated, and you might have some other damage.”

Cassie tilted her head a little and looked at her mom. “Oh, okay. I’m hungry, can we get some food?”

Helen went through the list of things Trish told her that would help if there was any regression. She took a deep breath.

“Sure honey, would you like to take a shower first?”

“Okay, my dress is torn, can you find another one?” Cassie said and turned back into the bathroom.

Helen stood stunned and then grabbed her phone to text Trish.

“Mom, can you help me with this thing?” Helen heard Cassie’s voice and went into the bathroom.

Cassie was struggling with the brace; she had a part of the wrap undone. She looked up at Helen and Helen saw nothing in her eyes, not even frustration. Cassie smiled.

“It runs around the back; can you help me?”

Helen stepped forward. She started unwrapping the bandage. Cassie stood and let her pull off all the white wrappings. She got the last of it off and Cassie tried to move her left arm. She grimaced and stopped.

“ooh, that hurts,” Cassie said.

“Yeah, Dr. Wallace said you could take this off to shower, but she wants to wrap it again as soon as you are done.”

“Okay, can you help me with the dress? I guess we could just rip it off, it looks ruined.”

Helen untied the remaining shoulder strap, and the dress fell off. Helen knelt and pulled down the panties, Cassie stepping out of them.

“Mom, can you wash my back and hair? I don’t think I can do that with one hand,” Cassie said and smiled as she stepped into the shower.

Helen watched Cassie turn on the water and put her right hand under the stream to gauge the heat. She looked like a regular teenage girl taking a shower. Isn’t that what she had wished for? Seeing it now, she regretted her wish immediately, she wanted her troubled, damaged daughter back desperately. She heard a door and saw Trish enter the bathroom with a worried look on her face.

“Helen, how is she?” Trish whispered.

Helen took a deep breath. “Absolutely normal, like nothing happened.”

“Okay, not entirely unexpected, has she shown any anger, frustration?”

“Nope, nothing,” Helen said.

“Mom?” Helen looked and saw Cassie holding a washcloth as she stood naked in the shower. “Oh, hi doc.”

Helen stepped into the shower and washed Cassie’s back and then her hair. She felt like she was in a movie, unsure of what the next scene would bring. Helen stepped out and grabbed a towel, she helped Cassie out, rubbed all the water off her body and wrapped the towel around her daughter. She saw a vanilla smile on Cassie.

“Mom, would you brush my hair?”

Helen looked at Trish, who nodded. This was another one of the things they had targeted. Helen picked up the brush and started on the damp long hair. Cassie had always loved this, and she did as well, it reminded her of when Cassie was much younger, and they would have such wonderful talks during these times.

“Mom, when are we going home?”

Helen looked at Trish with desperation. Trish nodded; they had talked about honesty if they faced something like this. “Honey, our flight back is in two days.”

“Oh good, I miss daddy and the boys. Will they still be there when we get back?”

Helen gasped and felt her hand start to shake as she held the brush. Trish walked up and touched her shoulder. Helen tried to fight back the tears but failed miserably, her eyes watered and started to run down her cheeks. She bit her lip to keep silent, shook her head back and forth, and looked at Trish. Trish took the brush.

“Cassie, do you mind if I finish so your mom can pick out some clothes,” Trish said.

“No, that’s fine.”

Helen walked quickly out of the bathroom and sat on the bed. She put her head in her hands and started to cry hard.

Marcus entered the room and saw Helen. He rushed over and sat next to her, putting his arm around her. “Helen, what’s wrong? How is she?”

Helen looked up and Marcus flinched when he saw her face. “Marcus, it’s like she doesn’t remember anything, she just asked me about Mike and the boys.”

Marcus struggled with what to do or say and then saw Cassie come out of the bathroom in a towel, her long hair shiny and flowing over her bare shoulders. He stared at her and tried not to look too worried.

“Hey, Marcus. Mom, did you pick out some clothes?” Cassie said and moved to her dresser.

“Um, no,” Helen said, wiping her eyes.

“That’s okay, I’ll grab some,” Cassie said and pulled out a few pieces of clothes.

Marcus and Helen watched Cassie carry the clothes into the bathroom and shut the door. They both looked at Trish who walked closer to the bed.

“Ok, she has obviously regressed but I’m not sure how far. She seems to remember people, but I don’t know how much she is recalling yet until I get a chance to talk to her more.”

“Trish, she talked about her dad and brothers as if nothing ever happened,” Helen said, and Trish nodded.

“Yes, she is recalling the people, but obviously not any specific events. We need to wait and see before we figure out a plan. We just need to keep her safe until I can get her back to the states.”

“Is there anything we can do to help?” Marcus said.

“Well, we need to gently ask her about the past, to see what she can remember. Anything that was special to her we can use.”

“Yeah, the shower and hair brushing did wonders,” Helen said with frustration.

“Helen, we have to be patient with her, she is fragile.”

“Trish, my patience is about shot, my daughter jumping off a boat in the middle of the ocean and then forgetting about her life has pretty much finished me.”

Marcus hugged Helen and she sniffled. “Mom, are you ready, I’m starved,” Cassie said and came out of the bathroom in shorts and a tight white shirt with her hair in a ponytail. Marcus felt his cock move as she looked exactly as she looked when he saw her for the first time as she walked into that weight room and his life.

Cassie started towards the door and Travis came in with the girls all behind him. Cassie stopped and looked at him, pausing for a second. “Travis, I’m glad you’re here. I was on my way to get some food.”

Cassie took his hand and pulled him into the room. She looked around and then led him into the bathroom. “Travis, what day is it?”

“Monday,” Travis answered, and Cassie started closing the door.

“Good, then I can pick the hole,” Helen heard before the door closed. She leaned into Marcus and started to cry again.

Jennifer walked over to Helen. “Mom?” she said in a small voice.

Helen looked up to see Jennifer, her bottom lip was quivering, and her eyes were red. Helen spread her arms and Jennifer crawled onto her lap.

“Mom, does she think she’s back there?”

Helen rubbed Jennifer’s head. “We’re not sure baby.”

Trish gathered the girls and sat them on the bed. Taylor and Kelcie were quiet and looked at Trish. Trish knelt and put her hands on their knees.

“Ok, girls, here’s what we need to do. Let Cassie lead, go along with her and answer any questions honestly. Try not to ask her too many direct questions, just follow up to hers. Try and get her to talk about things other than people. Also try to remember things you know she loved and either talk about them or suggest them.”

Taylor and Kelcie nodded. Jennifer lifted her head and wiped her eyes. “Dr. Trish, will she ever get better?”

Trish rubbed Jennifer’s leg. “We have to keep up hope, okay?”

“Okay.”

“Mom, now I’m ready,” Everyone looked up to see Cassie coming out of the bathroom, wiping her mouth with her hand.

Travis walked out of the bathroom looking very scared. Cassie walked to the door and stopped.

“Come on, I can’t be the only one that’s hungry,” Cassie said and walked out.

Captain Schmidt saw Cassie come around the corner with her posse following. He stopped and she walked up to him.

“Hey Schmitty, is it too late for dinner?”

“Certainly not boss, can you give me 30 minutes, Gwen wasn’t sure.”

“Okay, that’s fine, we’ll wait in here,” Cassie said and walked to her left into a large space with chairs and couches. She walked past all the furniture and went to the railing, putting her hands on the top rail and looking out at the ocean.

Helen followed and sat down in a chair close by. The girls gathered on Marcus and Travis. Trish walked up and stood next to Cassie. Her blonde hair was whipping gently in the breeze. Cassie turned as Trish put her hands on the rail.

“I love the ocean breeze, it feels so cleansing,” Cassie said, turning her head back to the sea.

“Yes, it does. Cassie, how do you feel?”

Cassie turned and looked at Trish. “That’s what you do, right? Ask me questions?”

Trish nodded. “Yes, do you have any answers?”

“I guess I feel okay, everyone is acting strange. Is there something going on?” Cassie said without turning her head.

“Yeah, there is. What do you remember?”

“Remember about what, doc?”

“Anything? Like do you remember Marcus?”

“Yes, he’s my boyfriend.”

“How did you meet him?”

Cassie paused. “Not exactly sure, he’s older than me so I figure it was a college thing, like a party or something. Maybe there was booze and that’s why I don’t remember,” Cassie said and smiled.

Trish sighed. “Do you remember me?”

“You’re my doctor. I’m assuming Mom is worried about me for some reason, so she asked you on this cruise to fix me?”

“Yes, in a way. Cassie, when is the last time you talked to Becky?”

Cassie turned and looked at Dr. Trish. “Who’s Becky?”

“Boss, dinner is served,” Captain Schmidt said, and Cassie followed him to the dining room. Trish sighed.

Dinner was quiet although the lasagna was incredible. The food tasted bland in Helen’s mouth. Her daughter was broken, a shell of what she was before. She smiled and moved like a young girl, anyone just meeting her would not think twice but it was heartbreaking to see her like this.

Cassie stood in the bathroom brushing her hair, her left arm wrapped like a burrito again. She did like the boat, it was cool. The captain, no, Schmitty, was awesome. She loved his voice. She finished and put down the brush. She hung the robe up on the door and walked into the bedroom. It was time for boyfriend sex. Marcus and Jennifer were sitting on the bed, looking at her. Jennifer was wearing a small T-shirt and panties, maybe this was going to be a threesome. She walked up and stood in front of Jennifer.

“You are so pretty,” Cassie said and touched her cheek. Jennifer sniffled.

“What’s wrong, little one?”

“Cassie, do you remember me?”

“Of course I remember you. You are my bestie. Are you excited for school to start again when we get back?”

Jennifer tried to stop it, but a sob escaped her mouth. Cassie pulled her into a hug. “Hey, it’s okay. Take a breath. Do you want me to hold you tonight?”

Jennifer didn’t answer but Cassie moved onto the bed and pulled Jennifer into her chest as she continued to cry. She looked at Marcus, he looked confused. “Marcus, sorry, no sex tonight, she needs me.”

Marcus pulled the sheets back and covered the girls. He laid down next to them on his back and stared at their reflection in the ceiling. He tried to stay calm but all he could hear was the slow breathing of his shorty and Jennifer’s sniffling.

Helen took a breath and looked at Trish who looked very tired, her hair was all over the place, hanging out of the clips and covering half of her face. Her eyes were bright though.

“Helen, I know it’s frustrating, but I think she may be already putting some things together. She knows all the people and her mind is trying to place a history behind them. The more she does that the better chance it will trigger a true memory.”

“Trish, that sounds like a lot of very optimistic hope,” Helen said.

“Helen, it’s all we have right now until...” Trish paused.

“Until you pump her full of drugs and make her compliant, right?”

Trish lowered her head and didn’t answer.

“FUCK!” Beatrice screamed and stomped out of the room.

Helen flinched. Dr. Wallace got up and closed the door. “She’s a little upset.”

Helen stifled a laugh and looked at Janice who smiled shyly. “Sorry, I don’t know what else to do,” Janice said and shrugged.

Helen reached out and Janice took her hand, sitting next to her as Helen continued to hold her hand. “Helen, she was very pleasant when I was wrapping her shoulder.”

“Thank you, I appreciate everything both of you have done and are trying to do,” Helen said.

“Let’s see what she’s like in the morning. Maybe she will have a good day, and we can take that momentum back home,” Dr. Trish said.

“Okay, you have beaten me down, I will succumb to your incessant optimism,” Helen said and smiled.

“My job here is complete,” Dr. Trish said.

“You guys go get some sleep; I will be fine. Where are the girls?” Helen said.

“Jennifer is with Marcus and Cassie, Kelcie and Taylor are with Travis, Helena and Jo are with the captain.” Kelly said softly, and Helen looked behind her to see Kelly curled up in a chair.

Helen stood up and escorted the doctors to the door. She closed the door and turned to look at Kelly. Her face was flushed, her eyes shiny and wet, and her hair looked like it needed a brush badly. Kelly shrugged and tried to smile. Helen walked over and looked down at her friend. Kelly wiped her eyes and tried to smile again. Helen held out her hand.

“Let’s go to bed.”

Kelly took her hand and stood up. Helen led her to the bed, and they crawled in, still in their clothes. Helen looked at Kelly and pushed some stray hair off her face. Kelly made a gurgling sound and then started sobbing.

“Helen, I’m so sorry, I want to help, but I don’t know what to do,” Kelly said through her sobs and Helen pulled her friend to her chest and held her while she cried.

Helen looked up at the mirror as she held Kelly. She felt very sad all of a sudden, if Kelly didn’t know what to do, they were screwed.

Jennifer opened her eyes, and she didn’t feel anyone around her. She sat up and saw Cassie asleep on her side about a foot away from her, holding her pillow, with her back to Marcus, who was sleeping on his back. Jennifer, for the first time in a long time, got a feeling about how big this bed was. She felt herself losing composure and she wiped her eyes and scooted off the bed. She looked back at her friend again and a small sob escaped her throat. She moved silently but quickly to the door and out into the hallway.

Taylor felt a presence and she opened her eyes and saw Jennifer standing next to the bed, crying softly, looking very young all of a sudden. Travis’s arm was around her belly, she lifted it and slid to the edge of the bed.

“Jennifer, what’s wrong?” Taylor whispered.

Jennifer shook her head and tried to talk. Taylor slid her legs off the bed and pulled Jennifer between them, she put her hand on her cheek. “Sweetie, take a deep breath.”

Jennifer took a slow deep breath; she remembered that Beatrice had taught her that in the hospital.

“Taylor, she’s not the same. I woke up and she was all the way across the bed.”

“She held you the whole night before, didn’t she?”

Jennifer nodded. “Yes, all the time. When coach was so mean to us, at HQ even when she was really hurt, when we got away and had to ride under a truck in the rain.”

Taylor remembered the story Jennifer told her about the escape. She hugged Jennifer and kissed her cheek. “Do you want to lay with me and tell me some more stories about her?”

Jennifer nodded and Taylor pulled her into the bed. They laid down facing each other and Taylor took Jennifer’s hand and pulled it next to her cheek, kissing it and then just holding it against her skin.

“Baby, tell me about Ray again.” Taylor whispered and Jennifer smiled.

“His car was really messy; we hid in the back seat under his dirty clothes.” Jennifer said and Taylor smiled.

“Did he have any underwear in the pile?”

Jennifer snickered. “No, at least I didn’t see any, maybe he had a separate pile.”

“I would hope so.”

Jennifer giggled. “He bought us doughnuts. They were so good.”

“I can imagine, after riding under a truck for that long.”

Taylor saw Jennifer’s eyes flutter and she kissed her on the lips gently. Jennifer’s eyes opened and Taylor rubbed her cheek. “Go to sleep baby, I will hold you all night.”

“Thank you,” Jennifer said softly and closed her eyes.

Taylor pulled the small girl closer and felt her cuddle against her chest. She smiled when she felt some shifting behind her and Travis’s huge arm moved over them both.

Travis woke up, his bladder screaming and his cock with his normal morning wood. He felt a lot of warmth all around him and he looked to see Kelcie sleeping on his legs, her head on his thigh, actually touching his balls. Her body was across both of his legs as he was on his side. He was amazed at how she got there. He then looked to see Taylor holding Jennifer as they slept. When did she get here? His bladder tapped him on the shoulder again and he moved his legs, pulling Kelcie gently and laying her head on the pillow. He moved quickly to the bathroom and pointed his erection at the water.

Travis was able to finally pee, his cock softening a little as his bladder drained slowly. He felt relief and then shook it and walked back into the bedroom. He saw it was 7:00 and he crawled back into bed, sliding behind Kelcie and pulling her warm body against him. He heard her moan, and she wiggled her cute butt. He moved his arm over her, cradling a small breast. He laid his head on the pillow and closed his eyes. He was almost out, and he heard the whispering.

“Sometimes they would wake us up with their cocks.”

“Are you serious? That sounds weird.”

“Yeah, it was but if she woke up earlier, she would kiss on me and wake me up.”

“That sounds like a lot more fun. Did she kiss you like this?” Travis heard a soft giggle.

“Yes, she would also touch me. It felt nice, especially after a rough assignment.”

“Like this?” Travis heard a soft moan.

“Yes.”

Travis lifted his head and saw Taylor kissing Jennifer; her hand was between Jennifer’s legs, and he saw Jennifer’s hips moving. He also heard her moaning, and his cock started to return to action. Kelcie wiggled again and turned her head to look at him, her eyes still closed. “Someone’s excited this morning,” Kelcie whispered.

Travis motioned to the girls and Kelcie turned back to look. “Oh.”

Taylor kissed Jennifer on the nose and then the lips. Then she moved to her neck and down her chest, sucking on the small nipples on her way to the promised land. Taylor pulled off Jennifer’s panties and she spread her legs slowly as Taylor approached her pussy. She licked the small pussy softly, Jennifer moaned, and Taylor savored the flavor. Her tongue went on a journey, starting from the tiny clit, moving down slowly until she flicked against the small little back hole. Jennifer pushed her hips up and spread her legs wider. Taylor started her journey back up, stopping to wiggle her tongue deep inside the sweet young pussy.

Travis’s cock was now hard as steel as he watched the two girls; Kelcie sat up and pushed him to his back. She crawled up and sank her warm wet pussy on his cock, settling on his hips as she watched the girls. Travis groaned and put his hand on her soft thigh. His cock was in a soft warm place, and he was very happy. Kelcie didn’t move, she just sat on him and watched Taylor work between Jennifer’s legs.

Taylor felt Jennifer start to shimmer and tremble and she licked around the throbbing clit. Jennifer gasped and grabbed her head. Taylor flicked her tongue and then sucked in the tiny nub. Jennifer exploded on her tongue and Taylor kept moving her tongue as she lapped up the ambrosia. Jennifer collapsed and Taylor lifted her head, noticing Kelcie sitting on Travis.

Taylor licked her lips and wiped her mouth. “Guys, I have an idea,” Taylor said, and Kelcie giggled. Taylor started talking.

Travis smirked after Taylor shared her plan. “I’m assuming you will do the first part?”

“Well, I wouldn’t mind it but if one of you wants to do it, that’s okay,” Taylor said. Kelcie and Jennifer snickered.

“No, T, it’s your idea, you should get dibs,” Kelcie said.

“If you insist.”

Kelcie giggled and Travis moaned. Jennifer sat up and looked at Travis. “Kelcie, you’re just torturing him now,” Jennifer said.

Kelcie looked at Travis and wiggled her hips, his cock buried deep inside her tiny body. “Travis, am I torturing you?”

“No ma’am, I’m quite comfortable.” Travis said and put his hands behind his head; Kelcie giggled.

“Jennifer, give me about 30 minutes and then you go, okay?” Taylor said and Jennifer nodded.

“Got it.”

Taylor jumped off the bed and walked to the door. She looked back at Kelcie still just sitting on Travis and shook her head. She left the room and chuckled as she realized she was walking naked in the hall. She heard a door opening and slipped quickly into Cassie’s room.

Taylor walked over to the bed and saw Cassie sleeping on her right side, Marcus behind her. The wrap on Cassie’s left arm was massive. It looked very uncomfortable. She looked back at the clock, and it was almost 8:00, time to wake up. She took a deep breath and touched Cassie on the leg. Cassie didn’t react so she poked a little harder. Cassie opened her eyes. “Taylor?”

“Sorry to wake you Cassie but you did promise.”

“Taylor, what?” Cassie said softly.

Taylor moved closer. “You know the feeling we get sometimes? You said you would help me.” Taylor rubbed her pussy a couple of times as Cassie watched.

“Oh, okay. You can’t get Travis to help?” Cassie said sleepily.

Taylor tried hard to blush. “Well, he could but it works better, you know if, well...”

“It works better if it’s a girl?”

Taylor nodded and Cassie smiled. “Okay, come here cutie.”

Cassie figured Taylor needed certain things, she wasn’t sure why, but she could tell that this was one of those things. She sat up and held out her right arm, Taylor got a big smile and walked into the hug. Cassie felt the pull of Taylor’s excitement and her body took over.

Taylor slid into bed, kissed Cassie and shivered when Cassie kissed her back, slipping her tongue in her mouth tentatively. Taylor moaned as her pussy started to throb, it was already wet when they agreed to let her do the first part. Taylor moved her tongue around Cassie’s mouth, and she responded.

Cassie kissed the young girl, she felt like this girl would rather be with her than any of the guys. Was she a lesbian? She was enjoying the kiss a lot, was she herself a lesbian? She thought about Travis’s cock in the bathroom last night; he was very responsive to her and told her she was great. Why was she so good at that, how many cocks had she sucked? Was she a slut or something back at school? The word whore popped into her head, and she was confused. The kissing heated up and grabbed her focus, it was making her body warm, and she needed to taste this girl. The urge was strong, she broke the kiss and sat up.

“Can you move down, it’s hard for me to move with this thing on my arm.”

Taylor shifted, moving her pussy up near Cassie’s head. “Cassie, if you want, I can help you too.”

“Taylor, that would be awesome,” Cassie answered instinctively, straddling Taylor’s head and moving her head between Taylor’s legs.

Taylor groaned as her favorite tongue licked all over her pussy. She lost her concentration for a minute and just enjoyed Cassie’s tongue. She spread her legs more and Cassie put her right hand on the inside of her thigh, her touch was electric, and Taylor flinched. The shock allowed Taylor to break her trance, and she pulled Cassie’s hips down until her pussy was over her face. She took a deep breath and smiled. She reached around Cassie’s ass and pulled her down a little more, allowing her tongue to explore her favorite pussy. Cassie moaned and Taylor went to work.

Cassie felt the girl respond under her; she was obviously good at this too. She must have been some sort of sexual deviant at school if she was good with boys and girls. Why was all that blank? She tried to think of school, but she got nothing. There was a small glimmer of her jumping around with a lot of other girls. Was she a cheerleader? That would explain the sexual stuff. She licked the sweet pussy again and wondered why she loved the taste of this girl so much.

Jennifer snickered and slid off the bed as Kelcie moved up and down on Travis very slowly; he was groaning with his eyes closed. She watched his huge black cock slide in and out of Kelcie for a few seconds as Kelcie moaned and wiggled her hips. They were funny. She went into the bathroom first and emptied her bladder. She wiped and went back into the bedroom. “See you guys at breakfast.”

“Okay, good luck, ooh, yes,” Kelcie said and trembled as Travis pushed up into her. Jennifer slipped out the door.

Jennifer took a few steps into the hallway, and a door opened. She froze and one of the men stepped out and turned towards her. He froze too when he saw her naked body.

“Um, sorry,” Jennifer said. She felt a touch of fear after what happened to Helena.

Gabriel looked at the pretty girl standing in the hall naked. “No, it is me that is sorry, little chica. Jennifer, right?”

Jennifer nodded and he smiled sweetly.

“I am just going out to work. You have a great morning,” Gabriel said and stepped past her.

“Thank you...”

“Gabriel.”

“Thank you, Gabriel,” Jennifer said.

“You’re welcome, chica,” Gabriel said and walked down the hallway.

Jennifer watched him walk away and she turned back, walked to Mom’s door and opened it. She stepped inside and moved over to the bed. Helen was asleep, her arm over Kelly. Jennifer smiled when she saw them cuddling. She missed her Willie for a second. She took a breath and cleared her head. She stood for a second just looking and Kelly opened her eyes.

“Good morning, sweetie,” Kelly said as she looked at the precious little body.

“Good morning,” Jennifer said.

“How is Cassie?” Kelly said.

Helen’s eyes snapped open when she heard her daughter’s name. She lifted her head and saw Jennifer.

“Jennifer?” Helen said.

Jennifer fought to keep her composure. “She’s okay, I think. I slept with the girls last night.”

“Oh,” Helen said and dropped her head on the pillow.

Kelly reached out and took Jennifer’s hand. “Baby, what do you need?”

Jennifer sniffled, trying hard not to cry at Helen’s reaction. “Yes ... we thought, well ... we want to try something today.”

Helen lifted her head and saw Jennifer’s sad face. She was quickly reminded she now had more than one daughter. “Oh baby, I’m so sorry. Come here,” Helen said.

Jennifer crawled into the bed, Kelly still holding her hand and Helen now rubbing her arm.

“What do you want to do?” Helen said and saw Jennifer’s face change, a small smile on her face.

“Well, Cassie loves the water, and she loves the beach. So, we want to do naked day at the pool and then go to the beach after lunch. We saw one from the boat. Maybe that will make her remember.”

Helen smiled. “I think that’s a wonderful plan.”

Jennifer smiled and wiped her eyes.

“But I have one more thing to add to the plan if that’s okay,” Helen said.

“Okay, what is it?” Jennifer said.

“Attack of kisses,” Helen said and pulled Jennifer over Kelly, sliding her small body between them.

Helen kissed her smallest baby on the nose, then on the forehead, then the cheek, then the ear. She moved down to the soft neck, and she heard the giggle she was waiting for. Helen lifted her head and looked at Kelly. “You take the belly.”