She buried her face in the dishtowel and sobbed. Forty-five minutes later, Molly heard the sound of squealing brakes. She recognized right away that t...he mailman had pulled up in front of the house. The doorbell rang. She thought her signature was probably needed for a package. She was still in tears, still upset, and the doorbell rang again. She sighed and pulled herself up from the floor. After a few hurried moments of straightening her clothes and wiping the tears from her eyes, she answered. Rinsing my dishes off, I turned to her. “You want some help with that?”“Nope. I know you want to watch the Bears game. So, skedaddle.”“Alright.”I went to my room to watch football as I had a decent 32-inch TV. The Bears game came on. It was a pretty decent game as the Bears won, but it was the Cowboys vs Dolphins game that was a barn burner. Because of the weather; really, how often does it snow in Dallas? It was a game that would be talked about for a long time due to the surprise ending. Just. Then a thin smile crossed her face, she’d just get the King elect’s mates to explain that it was her duty. Let’s see them argue with that!It was several hours later that Roth’s eyes flickered open. Knowing better than to just bolt upright, he waited a few moments to let the sedative wear off more. Damn it! How he hated doctors! Especially one as experienced as Mikos mate was. Sitting up slowly he thought he’d better prepare for when Bill awoke. He actually had the strength to rip most of them. I suspect that it would be necessary for anyone to live the extended life that I had to be something of an optimist. If one were a pessimist, they would probably have committed suicide long before they had reached my current age.But without my Aurora, even for only two weeks, I was frankly in a funk.Maria and Gary showed up at my house the Friday night after my first week without Aurora to cheer me up. I resisted. I fully intended to be depressed and in a bad mood.“What in god’s name are you.