After getting the kids dressed and off to school Debbie started her morning ritual of cleaning the house. Although she was going through the motions o...f cleaning she was completely preoccupied with the speech she would give the girls when they came downstairs.About mid morning Stephanie and Amber came bounding down the stairs. Debbie’s heart rate increased dramatically as she prepared herself to face down her nieces.“Good morning slut! How are you doing on this wonderful morning? We have lots. She placed the cup into his grasping hand. She guided his other hand to the straw.“Thanks,” Carl said.It wasn’t difficult to guide the straw to his mouth. He took a sip of water. It was nice and cold. It washed some of the ugly taste of his blood out of his mouth. He took another sip finding this one worked more on his thirst than the first sip had. He held out the cup for Betsy to take back.He said, “That was nice.”“It was just water,” Betsy said taking the cup.“I was thirsty, and the water. They just paged final boarding for his flight. I ordered another when I heard this voice say, “Is this seat taken?” I turned and said, “No ma’am, it’s all yours!!” I turned back to watch the planes trying to maneuver around the snow, when my new bar mate said, “excuse me, are you drinking a Cap Cod?” A Cap Cod I thought briefly, I haven’t heard the name in years. I told her, “yes it is”. She told the bartender, I have one of those. “Single or Double Ma’am?” She said, “you better make it a. ‘I am going to the airport with you,’ she declared through her tears. I nodded. I thanked everyone again and headed out of the office. They had all made this so much easier than I anticipated. I made my way across the suite and out the front door, with Penny and Brooke hot on my heels. Penny drove and I sat in the backseat with Brooke. She held my hand and laid her head on my shoulder for the entire ride to the airport. When we arrived, I exited Penny’s car quickly and collected my bags from.