Old friend, you managed to instill some of your characters essences in your son. That is why wanted to appear, to be the first to let you know and con...gratulate you.”The knot in Sam’s throat was so big and so hard, it hurt him. It hurt him so deeply and in a profound way only a father could feel for his son. “Thank you, Sir.”Stahl saluted Sam and did not fail to do the same to Charles and then blinked out.Phil Decker had a deep smile on his face as he remained silent to let Sam and Charles have. It moved through her body like a wildfire and she succumed to it in only 3 months. My dad did a great job raising his only child and we had a great relationship. My grandparents, on both sides, were long gone so after he died it was just me. Luckily he'd left me well off and I was now the owner of my own electronics business and did quite well for myself. Between my income and what Alice brought in as a CPA, we had no worries.Life was definitely good.Little did I know that in only 3 short. Darius did not need to turn around as a soft glow emanated from one corner of the room."Better start packing your things, Christopher. Pack light though, it gets hot where you're going."The angel stepped close to the bed and held the hand of the suffering woman."Touching, but it will do no good. She's mine," said Darius.Mioki's eyes met those of Christopher and for the first time in hours, the pain was not quite so sharp. Noticing the soft aura around him and the incredible softness and. .. He satdown in the other chair, (we only had 2 then it was a very small kitchen)and beckoned me over to sit on his lap.... Damn he smelled good!! Ialways loved it when my daddy first came home from work, he'd give me abig bear hug and i was immediately enveloped by all those "manly smells"sweat, cigerette smoke, (camels) and his breath smelling faintly of thebeer or 2 he always had on the way home... But, all those smells weremuch more intense now, and i could also smell piss. (which i.