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81and she listened to the radio and fell asleep. I%u2019ve just read to her now but she%u2019s fallen asleep again.%u201dHe listened and smiled. %u201cYes, she does indeed sleep a lot.%u201d%u201cOh, I see. That causes an issue with her not sleeping at night.%u201d He relates aloud what she%u2019s telling him. %u201cSleeping pills... Only if she needs them... Not with her other prescription drugs... In the drawer in the kitchen. Very strong... One only. Yes. I understand. How%u2019s your first day at work going?%u201dHe listened for a minute and said, %u201cOkay. I%u2019ll see you later... oh... I just thought... her nightdress is a bit soiled. Okay to wash her and change her nightdress?%u201dHe listened. %u201cIn the dressing table drawer. Yes. I%u2019ll find it.%u201dHe put the phone back into his pocket and went downstairs, walked back into the main house and up the stairs. He slowly opened the door to Tina%u2019s bedroom and stepped inside. He saw her bed was unmade. She must have jumped out in a great big hurry, he thought, especially when he saw her nightdress and underwear scattered on the floor and her dressing table drawers and wardrobe door open. Would she scold him for going in without permission, he wondered, if he tidied it all up for her; make her life a little easier. He%u2019ll take the chance, he thought.He made her bed after puffing up the pillows and turned the bedside light on. He closed the drawers and picked her clothes up off the floor, looking for the laundry basket. He saw it and dropped them in but held on to one of the items%u2014her soiled lace knickers. Holding them in both hands, he buried his face fully into them and breathed her in, kissing the soiled patch. He reluctantly dropped them into the laundry basket and hid them under some of the other clothes. He picked up her dressing gown and hung it on the hook of the door and then went over The Carer