"Catherine walked through the inside and found Eric waiting near a stack of cardboard boxes and plastic bags filled with damp clothes and old papers. ..."Okay," she said, "this is it. I've got a new roll of heavy plastic bags here so as you go through the stuff look for anything valuable like jewelry or money and set it aside, the clothes and old papers can all go, it you aren't sure about something set it aside and I will look at it when I get back. I am going for a run so I should be gone about. She was dark haired and sad looking, probably about my age."This is Mrs. McAllen," the lieutenant said after I saluted, something we seldom did unless someone else was around."Ma'am," I said, nodding at her and holding her eyes for a moment. They were gray-green, her eyes, deep and clear like a pool with mossy banks."I don't guess you knew her husband. He was artillery, a good man. Got killed. Caisson blew up, him and four men just about disappeared." I'm right sorry, Ma'am," I said, and she. Mike Swanson stood facing up the aisle, waiting for Maggie to enter, on Sean's arm. Just as Mike felt he could wait no longer, his bride and her son entered, and started down the aisle. He stared at this woman, with whom he would spend the rest of his life, and wondered at the past nine months, since that apocalyptic week-end in Atlanta.His life since then, had moved in a direction that he had hoped it would go, with Lois. His only contact with her, since she had moved out, so precipitously,. " Okay mister, where did you learn to do that?" Mom, do you really want to know?" Yes I do!" Well you best friend Manda, let's just say all those times she slept over the house to visit you, she also wanted to see me too. When you were sleeping of course, and she taught me, many things. This being one of them." That little tramp. I knew she used to fuck your father, but I didn't mind considering what she has gone through. But she was also fucking and teaching you? Damn that woman!!!" Oh don't.