For an infinitesimal few seconds, they both froze. Was it fate had brought them here all over again? Well, Michael was not going to pretend he hadn�...�t seen her. ‘Hi,’ he said brightly, as he sat down opposite her. ‘What are you doing here?’ she asked bluntly. ‘Same as you probably – drinking coffee?’ This wasn’t going well. She seemed hostile and he wondered what he could possibly say that might help him make amends. ‘Sorry,’ he apologised eventually. She jerked her head up in surprise.. CeCe moved over and patted the seat beside her. I sat down and she latched onto my hand like it was life preserver.June started out the interrogation."What's with the CeCe? We've never heard her called that. Is she as good a kisser now as she was in high school?"It was the first kiss I had ever gotten from her, but she was about to squeeze my hand off."I can say positively that was the best I've ever gotten from her. She must have gotten some practice since I saw her last. And CeCe was my pet. This was just what she had observed from that single day and the night before, but it was a lasting impression that would strengthen the young lady’s infatuation with her uncle in the days that followed.“Hey, stud, what do we have here? Are you the leader? They seem to defer to you,” the waitress, whose nametag read “Salome,” turned to David, truly curious about him.“You could say that. I’m David. This here is my niece, Denise. That’s my friend Jenny, who used to be my banker ... with benefits.. ”“Please don’t be sad, Eli. Sam and I are alright. We both love you. We know you will grow up to be just like your daddy and that’s enough for us. I need to rest now, Eli. The excitement of today has just about worn me down. I wouldn’t have missed it though. We sure did show those kidnappers, didn’t we?”“We sure did, Grandma. You get some rest. I love you, Grandma.”“I love you too, Eli. I’ll be alright and I’ll rest good now that I’m not worried anymore.”During the early morning hours, Sam.