“I’m still processing all of this, though.”We finished our meal, I paid for it, and we walked outside. I escorted her to her car, and she turned... to me. “Give me your phone, please.” I unlocked it and handed it over, and she tapped at the screen for a moment. “There, now you have my personal cell number. Call me.” She pressed my phone into my hand, leaned in to plant a kiss on my cheek, and opened her car door. “I’m available this weekend.” I stepped back, and she waved to me as she drove out of. ’ Tilting his head back he drained his glass. Thelma grasped his hand hard and swallowed her drink as well. Sydney leant back in the comfortable seats and the events of six weeks ago replayed in his mind. A courtroom full of military and civilian personnel and he sat, disguised as an old man, in the upper balcony in the shadows out of sight of the main audience. He had just returned from having successfully played in his second overseas series of one day internationals for Australia. He did not. She whined, but I still wouldn’t tell her the surprise. I asked her to meet me at our usual place to leave her car. A little later Kelly texted to ask if we could meet closer to where my meeting was. I couldn’t come up with a good reason not to, so I told her the surprise.I texted: “MIL going to bingo.” Not yet understanding, she just texted “Oh.” So I texted “In Mesquite”. Mesquite, Nevada is thirty minutes South of the Utah state line. Then as it dawned on her she texted “Oooooh.” Before, she. He was exhausted by the morning's frantic flurry of activity. 'How did my mother manage it all those years?' he wondered. 'How does Tina manage it every day?'Ken opened the package, it was from his friend, Sandra, and contained a note.Our Dearest Kathy K:Thank you very much for your prompt letter. Sarah and I had a wonderful time reading it, and we demand that you write as often as you can! Your story is fascinating so please keep us up-to-date.We think it's wonderful that you're fitting in so.