"So would I hunny, but alas, work must be done." "You too always wish you were sleeping," said my mom."You definently get that from him. I've always... been an early riser." "We know overly-eager morning person," teased my dad. She jokingly pushed him before kissing him "I've always loved how you look in a suit," cooed my mom. "Mmm," said my dad before kissing him. He actually did look very good in a suit, powerful and strong. "I forgot to tell you hun, I'm leaving at two and won't be. I guess every girl dreams of having babies. It's instinctive. But some of us have careers, too. Mine just made it impossible for me to settle down to family life just yet.Angie ran off when Myron pulled up in his dusty little car with the big clean spot on the hood. I wondered if either of them realized that it was kind of obvious what made the spot. Then I wondered how long Myron planned to wait before he absolutely had to wash his car.They both seemed very happy. They were an odd couple, but. Theplace was full of conversation and laughter when Ben arrived. I met himat the door. As he walked in I stuck out my hand and shook his. "Hi Benhow are you?" He stared across at Alex before saying. "I am good Tai,what about you?" It was uncomfortable and it felt weird. Talia picked upon it straight away and gave me a weird look.Alex introduced Ben to everybody. I watched Talia as she hugged Ben. Shelooked a little confused but didn't say anything. We had dinner whichslowly warmed up as the. The Sheriff was expected around nine. Gary and Gretchen, as usual, had prepared a wine and cheese reception on the porch, where the couples sipped, nibbled and mingled prior to heading upstairs where a makeshift bar and bedrooms awaited. Most of the chat at the reception was the usual, although there was some discussion in anticipation of the Sheriff. Gary and Gretchen made a point of chatting with Phil and Patty to make sure they knew that there were no bad feelings. Phil offered to speak with.