"Paul how are you?" we shook hands before he turned to Katie and kissed her hand."And the gorgeous little Katie, let me look at you m'dear"I'll admit ...to a silly pang of jealousy as he held her at arms length and looked her up and down."You're a stunning young lady Katie, I think you're father is a very lucky man indeed!"I cleared my throat and he took the hint,"The three girls are in the house Katie, they've asked me to ask you to join them"I took a bottle of Perrier off him and we strolled. “Good job!” Top Benson sent approvingly, marveling at the increase in battle situational awareness. “We know what to do now!” he continued, communicating his confidence in their ability to win this battle. “This time we’ll use a more focused defense, so we don’t have to expend so much energy. I think that spike, that the Master Chief focused alone, wore him out!”The undulating sea of black gathered itself for another assault. It swelled, and began rising.“The next wing of UAVs are inbound! ETA. What was he going to do to? I could hear him getting closer…closer still. I took in a deep breath. The door opened. “Hello wife,” he said. The voice was a cool, raspy whisper. I could feel the goose bumps rising on my skin as I heard his voice. Should I say something back or keep silent? I turned my head toward the door and stared at his towering, dark figure. The lights were still off. I was thankful for that. “H-Hello…” My own voice held a shiver to it as I greeted him. “Mmm…you’re looking. AntoninShe turned to the next sheet. It was a note from her mother – to Antonin.Antonin, my love, I can no longer live with myself unless I tell you about the man who is dear Clara’s father.I was living near the Chernobyl electric plant, as you know. In the days after the accident, I met a man. He was very handsome, and I was just a young girl – very impressionable. He was broad-shouldered and narrow-waisted. I was lost in his arms. He said that he worked in the damaged plant, and that maybe I.