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with paperwork of their own to fill out.  A couple of them look like some of the ladies I see at my camps.  The collected ones, who are normally in control, but once they attend my camp, they are anything but that as I strip away their dignity and pride, then make them do things they would never in their wildest dreams think about doing.
    Tina turns the forms in and before long the nurse calls her back. She stops unsure what to do.
    “Give me your bag and I’ll be here waiting.”
    She nods and hands it to me.
    I kiss her on the forehead as the nurse takes her away.
    I’d switched my phone off earlier because I didn´t want anything to deter my concentration away from Tina.  Also, because I knew there was a 100 percent chance that my mom would be calling to ask about the money.  I left instructions for the cash to be delivered to the apartment.
    On my way back to camp, I will make sure it was delivered so we won’t need to talk again. I´m tired of her silly ass.  She may be my mom by blood, but that was about it.  She didn´t have a maternal bone in her body.
    Between pacing up and down the corridor and shutting my mom out of my mind, I didn't realize that I had been there for the better part of an hour.  For someone who hates being in hospitals, I will endure this, if it means saving her life then it is worth it.  She’s the one woman that deserves my love. Before I know it, Tina comes out and makes her way towards me.
    “So?”
    I know I should have been patient and tried to let her sit down at least, but I had to know.
    She seemed more relaxed than she had been when she’d gone in there, which was a good sign, or she was putting on a brave face.
    “So, far everything seems normal.”
    I nearly jumped up, grabbing her in the process to toss her up in the air.  I was so happy, until she stopped me and said, “But, they are going to do more tests to figure out what is going on. I won´t get those results back for a few weeks...”
    “Weeks?”
    “Yes,” she says as she holds my hand and stops me before I make a spectacle becoming an audience from my outburst in the waiting area.  Okay, so I was a bit dramatic, but I thought it was good news. Not all of it, but some. We had to wait a few weeks.
    “Alex, seriously, you need to get back to camp.  I can’t take a few weeks of you acting like you did today.  The doctor gave medication to get me up to my old energy levels and I´ll make sure I have plenty of rest. Okay?”
    We walked and she did most of the talking as she led me to the car.  She could have been leading me anywhere and I wouldn’t have known or cared.
    “Okay?” she asks again, nodding for confirmation.
    I try to open my mouth, but the words are stuck in my throat.
    “Tomorrow, you´ll be back at camp. Just focus on that. I´ll be okay.”
    Sure, she’ll be fine, but the waiting will just drive me nuts.  I need to think of something, anything to shift my focus from the dark cloud that’s hanging over me.
    “I´ll have six beautiful ladies to keep me occupied...” I trail off.
    “And one thing Alex loves is the ladies.”
    She chuckles to herself.  She’s in better spirits then she’d been earlier, we both are, and with Steve and the new program, I’m sure she will be busy too.  I just hope she´s not too busy to try and rest, now and again. 
    I remind her of this factor and she leans over as we both sit in the car and says, “I love you, Alex.” 
    ***
    I t’s Wednesday morning and the start of a brand new day.  The ladies are having breakfast, so I’ve got a little time to just jump in the shower.  I don’t feel like eating this morning, because I had a rough night. 
    My cabin has a king-sized bed and closet, as well as a couple of weights and a desk where I can plug in my laptop and connect with Tina. The girls may not have access to the Internet, but I do. The room’s nothing fancy, which is all I need at camp.  It helps me focus to keep it simple.
    I drove