“Could we eat lunch and then go? I know it’s not the best ever...”“But you’ve tried,” she said. “I really appreciate that.”“I was th...inking about you all the time.”“When is your mum bringing the kids back?”“She’s taking them to school so we pick them up as usual tomorrow."We had the rest of the day and night clear, so we ate the lunch I'd made. Ellen made all the right appreciative noises and my anxiety settled somewhat. The hard thing was keeping my focus. I had to be sure what she really. It was a big day on intelligence; everyone had a lot to say - it was going to be a long meeting.At 0930 I was back in the Oval Office. I took a few minutes to write my response to the resignation of Justice Copeland. I would send it to Harry as soon as the court made its announcement.Admiral John Patterson came in with the update that I had asked for; he was ten minutes early.‘‘Newport News Ship Building is working as you ordered. The Washington and the Truman will be done on the time frame you. Bowmen went and secured the weapons lockers. Making sure all the ships weapons were accounted for and locked away. In the activity, he hadn’t noticed when Grace and Gail had joined him. He wondered what the Airmen would make of his new crew members.Garver had the crew sitting around the mast. It was the most non-threating thing he could think of. They didn’t look happy, but they weren’t complaining to much yet. The scout arrested its speed drive. It circled above them twice before coming to. I noticed the light come on under the guest room door. John had to leave early, to catch the ferry to the peninsula. His orders called for him to report to CASA by noon. I figured I'd send the latest family hero off with at least a decent breakfast, so I went to the kitchen.I'm not a bad cook, but I never get much practice, not with Caroline around. Both our families had the tradition of one stay-at-home mom, though her mothers had rotated that enormous responsibility; in my family, Mama.