I like the work here and now I'll have a wife and a child, too. We'll come to visit you, never worry, but I don't know if I'll ever move back for keep...s. I can make a career here and I don't have to deal with the Old Boys' networks at home." That's what we thought already," my mother answered. I could see in the rearview mirror that she was trying to smile bravely. "Is it because of your Uncle Georg?"Uncle Georg was the former (and as I suspected, still latent) Nazi."No, I haven't seen him in. "Well THAT ends now as well! I've got a joint of beef inthe fridge that needs eating up, and you and I are eating it tonight. Tocelebrate the arrival of my new grandson!" This- this is like a dream," I laugh. "I don't think I'll ever be able tothank you enough for all this. Even everything you've done so far is justso, so much." Nonsense," Grandma chuckles. "I'm your grandmother, which brings with itcertain responsibilities. If you really want to thank me, promise me thatyou'll never doing. I told her what John had said and that Bud was doing fine. She said she would look forward to hearing from me at home tonight while all the girls were at the house. I told her to watch for a picture she should give to Lisa.I went to find Kathy so I could get the picture downloaded and sent off. We figured out how to download it then I wrote a short note and sent it off with a request to get Lisa's personal email address.My cell phone rang. I answered, "Johnson."Lisa said, "Hi, Lover. Did you. He says he has loved me for years, but I don't think he really understands how I feel for him. I'd like you to show him, if you would."I looked at them as I ran her request through my mind. Not to approve or disapprove it, but to figure out how I could honor her request. In the past, when I shared myself, it had come naturally, but I had never even thought about how to share someone else's heart with a third person. I took my time thinking it through, but I was still not sure I could do what.
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