‘No,’ she said, shaking her head, her soft voice fluttering in my ears, ‘shall we just go in, it’s fucking freezing.’ I laughed at her, the ...cursing sounding so foreign coming from such a gorgeous woman. I offered her my arm and led her into the brightly lit pub. It was a modern looking place with comfy leather seats scattered around glass tables with soft lights glowing beneath the glass. The bar had a varnished wooden front and was decorated with chrome. It was quite quiet just now, but the. "You won't be alone. Your dad and Iare always here for you." That is why we are here like this now!" I tried to show her. "You thinkyou know me but you don't! Only Liz has known the real me." Well," Mom started sitting up on the couch, "I hope you weren'texpecting an answer right away. You may have had time to think aboutthis but we certainly haven't. I know I need time to think about allthis and I need to look up some things so I can see what should bedone." Really?" Dad frowned. He was on his. The homeless man was dirty and smelled like smoke and garbage. GET OFF ME!!!!! He moved quickly away and whimpered as he craweled into a corner. I felt sympathy wash over me and I craweled closer to the sweet young man. I – I – Im sorry, I didnt mean to scare you. I took his hand into mine and smiled my most brilliant smile. He smiled back at me and said I thaught you were one of the people who took my wife away. I am sorry. I noded as I staired into his sad, sad eyes. Here, come with me and I. “No fair, you brushed your teeth already,” she said.I wrapped her tight and pulled her forward until our lips met.“I missed you last night,” I told her.“You must have,” she said. “When did you get here? Midnight?”“It was about nine,” I said. I explained how we’d watched the sunrise with Lucas and Brandon.“Those boys,” she said with a grin.“We’re going to have a couple more to spoil soon,” I said.She offered a questioning look.“Susan and Chris are going to have a baby in a few months,” I.