"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it," Jake said. "Quite frankly, I'd be thrilled as hell to have that to worry about right now."As much as Mat...t wanted to argue about this plan, he simply could not. He knew it was not the optimum way to put things together, but he was also a realist enough to know that, at this point in the game, it was the only way things were going to get done. "All right," he said with a nod. "Deal. And I expect every one of you traitorous motherfuckers to stick with. Kwan might die and didn’t know what he was going to do now. The Master had been a big part of his life for such a long time, someone he could talk to about things he couldn’t even discuss with his parents. ‘Were you and Mr. Kwan close?’ the doctor asked. ‘I-I…he was my sensei for over five years,’ Tommy replied. He felt tears rolling down his cheeks. ‘He…he was like…like my…my grandfather. I-I loved him very much.’ ‘I’m really sorry,’ the doctor said softly and laid a hand on Tommy’s leg. ‘Do. I’m assured that all others of the Las Amadas will be formally invested into the family – if you wish to be, but that will probably be some time, yet. Thursday evenings will be dinner and conversation with the Palecek family, Brett’s parents – and his uncle when he’s in town, and the Randles – Emma and Maren. Brett’s parents had a prior engagement this Thursday, but they’ll be here next week. These are evenings lacking even sexual overtones, much less anything at all blatant. The Moms have said. ”I grabbed her with my left arm and pulled her in for a hug. “Thanks!”We all chatted animatedly during the hour-and-a-half drive to GV’s home field, with topics ranging widely, Gracey’s mom even having input.The game was a good one, a well-fought battle. Rhee scored on a penalty kick early in the first half. It was a little annoying for me, because the foul wasted what was a good pass from me that led her in front of the D into the penalty box. Oh, well, the goal is the important thing, though.