Robert always had a carefree, boyish look that never failed to attract me, but tonight he looked older than his twenty-eight years.As he hugged me, he... whispered that he needed to talk to me as soon as we could manage it. Alone. I told him we should be able to slip away later with no problem.After dinner, more people arrived and it got a little crowded so I sought Robert out and whispered for him to meet me in my old room in a few minutes. He nodded and looked grateful. My heart was pounding as. “What’s really bugging you?”“Just all the shit that’s gone down. Everyone seems to be coming through it OK, but it’s a ton of stress. I talked to Elyse about it last night and she’s helping me. I just need to find some time to relax and take it easy.”“You are going at 100% all the time right now, between school, work, Bethany, the business, your occasional consulting work, and all the crap at school with Callie.”“Add in Penny’s mom and you’ve got the whole thing.”“Uh oh. How bad is that?”“I. He didn’t speak English well, apparently, from the way he answered my question. I then removed my blazer because it was a bit hot in the car despite the air conditioning. I saw him glance at me and wet his lips. At first it made me uncomfortable but he kept glancing and I started to enjoy the attention. I noticed he started to drive real slow and I started to think naughty thoughts. Then all of a sudden he said, “You are very sexy madam” while he was looking at my cleavage. I. I would like to apologize for breaking in like this. I am standing outside Cannon International Airport in Reno Nevada, where twenty minutes ago, a nuclear device was detonated nearby. From where we are standing we can see pillars of black smoke drifting up into the sky. I have heard reports that the beautiful downtown casinos are burning as we speak. The explosion seems to have been some miles outside of the city itself, but as you can see behind me, even several miles was too close for this.