"I think so too. I'm satisfied," he said. "Can't you feel my arms around you?"
She would never be able to convince him that she could.
[15]
Now that Cameron was gone there was much more to be done in the hospital. Jeriann rushed to get through but small errors plagued her, nullifying a good part of her work. Finally she forced herself to be more careful, checking the biologicals with extreme caution.
"I hear," said Maureen, sauntering in, "the nuptials were informal, catch as catch can."
"No ceremony," said Jeriann. "We stopped in and registered and went on to my place."
"What's the difference as long as you're sure of him," said Maureen.
"I'm not. I'm sure of me."
Maureen looked at her critically. "In your case it's good enough," she said with a trace of envy as she leaned against the machine.