"My dad interrupted, "Come on Liz-he can take care of himself for threedays. Call us if you need anything." Okay, dad. Bye!"And with that they were go...e for the weekend. Three days. All to myself. Now I could finally go all the way and get this out of my system.As soon as they were gone, I rushed upstairs to their bedroom. I lookedout their window for the next twenty minutes, just to be sure that theyhad not forgotten something and turned around. Finally, I felt like Iwas safe. I went back. Did we ever get around to that?” he wondered.“Not really but it was great experience for me. I think my opportunity may be in troubleshooting at the client’s location. I found it so much easier to work on problems that I could see right in front of me, rather than on the phone or by email. Maybe the key to this service might be my willingness to make house calls,” I chuckled.“Well, it sure worked great for me. What do I owe you for your time?” he asked.“Nothing. This was a trial run and a favor. "Oh, nothing. And everything. I'm going to miss you, Jo. And we've got a couple of weeks together, which will only make it harder to see you go. But, Oh Well. I think we should have some fun, while Gary's gone and left us." Mmmm – my thoughts exactly," said Joanne with another smile. "We can hit the spas, and maybe do some shopping. Is there any good snorkeling right around here? We might have to drive down the coast a bit. Maybe get off island?"Joanne popped back to her room to get a. " I knew the date well, it marked the point where I would finally be vested in the company pension plan. After bouncing through a series of jobs that didn't last more than three years, I was lucky to find a stable company where I could finally make long term plans.She tapped her knuckles on the top of her cherrywood desk. "That's right... five years is a big milestone. And your work has generally been more than satisfactory..." I wondered what the hell she was getting at. It wasn't like her to.