We even got a cheque for £500 spending money. So on the day booked we turned up at Gatwick Airport at 8:20 am, boarded the British Airways jet and we...e whisked off to Barcelona Airport, then taken by coach to our resort hotel. The weather was Hot and sunny, 86% in the shade of which there Wasn,t much of in August, but we loved it and Sarah got a chance to try out her new one piece swim suit she,d bought specially for the occasion. It was our first holiday together on our own in ten years and we. Her warm smile for James and Stacy made them both smile. She didn't address Zoe, but turned towards Sally with an arched eyebrow."James, have you been adding to your family?" she asked, grinning at him."No, not as such. Sally is a friend and is staying with us for a bit." he said, shaking his head."I am willing to bet that there is a story there, but that can wait. Come in back and let's talk." Scarlett came forward and lifted a section of the counter, opening a waist high gate and gesturing. I didn't think my life could be any more perfect.It all came crashing down three days after our fifth anniversary. I was scheduled to fly to Salt Lake City for a three day training session with one of our customers and I left for the airport from work. When I got to the airport I was told that the airport at Salt Lake was shut down because of weather conditions and I was rebooked on the first flight out the next morning. It never occurred to me to call Shelly. She'd told me that she wouldn't be. No, that will never do she thought before she put the dishes in the dishwasher. She did a quick once over of her small but efficient kitchen before she went around the house picking up items. Her two bedroom home seemed lonely with Brady gone but it was a good kind of alone that she rarely had time to experience. For just a moment she wanted to stay home again. She shook it off. Life was too short to spend the little time she had being child free with regrets. Standing in front of the closet.