I know I said the next few weeks would be a cooling-off period, but I think it will be more like an ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder period.’W...e were packing up cabin number ten, and I was walking down to the SUV with a suitcase when I noticed the girls in cabin number six were also packing to go home. I told Brad that I would be back in a few. I went over to say goodbye to Gail and Marie, gave each of them a hug, and assured them we would see each other again.I patted the pocket with the. A soft kiss landed on the back of my head.I can still feel the echo of that kiss to this day. The warmth that kiss had given me. I turned over to face Lindie and more tears fell into her and she hugged me until the frustration drained and my sobbing stopped.A gentle, “Shush” was there and the softness of her body against mine helped soothe the savageness I’d been subjected to. Her hand brushed softly against my face and over my cheek.My hand in reply came up to her cheek and I told her I was. " She turned and peeked out of the little window beside the front door. Jack sat down on the sofa to wait for his wife. An open atlas on the coffee table drew his attention. It was open to Washington state, which caused Jack to smile.They'd chosen the University of Washington for Jack's continued education, and he was pleased that both girls seemed excited about the prospects. He'd finalized things a few weeks before, just after the first of April. Allison was apprehensive at first about being. Not high, they were a couple of hundred feet at most, it still left him hot and out of breath when he reached the top - pausing he stood there, looking across the bay at the far distant hills about twenty miles away. They shimmered a deep hue of purple even though it was still early morning. Today would be a good day.Turning, Sven walked slowly along the narrow meandering trail that followed the ridge of the dunes. Finally he came to his 'secret' spot, right off to the side of the path, still.