But she wore those long cotton things that made her look like a grandmother. To bad she took away my credit card. I guess buying every new outfit I ...saw was a bit excessive, but shopping was sooo much fun. A glance at the clock told me I had a couple of hours before I was to meet Bill and Tony at the library for a study session. I grinned,and jiggled mightily as I hopped out of bed. I hoped they were planning on studying my biology while they were at it. I checked the list on my mirror. . "I've tried to protect you, but I've protected you too much. I was so afraid that if you were to marry, you would leave me here alone. With your mother gone, you're all that I have left, Kathia. I cannot lose you. That is why I've chased away every boy who caught your eye, so that I could never lose you to one of them." Poppa, I'm never leaving you," she assured him, stroking the hair on the back of his head.They hugged silently for a moment more, then we stepped back, holding her gently by the. Dawn had already noticed that people at three different tables had seen what had happened, an older couple in their late 50's the woman looked over disapprovingly but her husband had a big smile on his face. On another table a younger couple who had been sat quietly all night kept trying to glance over discreetly without us seeing and the third table had two men directly facing us without talking. Dawn tried to close her legs again, but I held her tight and tried to pretend that no-one was. Adam was lucky in one respect, though; he was able to work from his home office for these calls. This meant that as soon as he was done with the call, he could relax for a bit before preparing dinner for himself and his wife, Mary.As if on cue, Mary breezed in the door from her day at work and shouted, “Honey, I’m home!” It was a long-standing joke between the two, and Adam never failed to chuckle. Mary entered Adam’s home office and gave him a little rub on the shoulder and kiss on the cheek..