As far as she knew, they had not even been to see him since he returned."Pan, David. I would love to meet your family." Kat said, her eyes filling wit...h tears. "I have been dying of curiosity but didn't want to pry. All this time I have been so damned self-centered, so concerned about my own past, my own secrets. You sound very close to your family and if I have been the cause of you not seeing them, then I am so sorry."Pan hugged her to his chest. "Kat, I love you. Period. You are what matters.. . nobody had mentioned anything to me about a college fund when I left home. Samantha could see me getting angry and put her hand on my arm."Paul, everyone does things they regret. When you're father and mom came to see you in the hospital, he told me how much he regretted missing those years in your life and how he hated himself for his pride. I knew about your college fund but he made me promise to keep it a secret. He wanted to give you a check when you came to visit so you could pay off. I become nervous and start shifting on my seat. When the person sitting next to me is called in, she immediately jumps up and takes the seat next to me with a magazine to read. “It’s a metallic butt plug with a vibrating function,” she whispers from behind the magazine. I look at her from the corner of my eyes and my jaw drops. “It’s remote controlled,” she continues. Now I really get uneasy and start to shift on my seat a lot. “Want to play with it?” she asks and drops the remote into my. The afternoon seemed to pass a little slower than normal. Tillie thought maybe the heat was keeping people inside and then she thought that the heat made her notice the time pass more than usual. Tillie looked up at the clock again, only fifteen minutes to go. She sighed with relief and started to put things away so she could close the store right on time. At five minutes before six Tillie heard the bell ring signaling they front door had opened. Tillie was behind the soda fountain when she saw.