Sandy and I tried to stay occupied with each other and our electronic devices, with some modicum of success. I didn’t get one call from the office, ...hich I thought odd, so I checked on them.Dana answered. “First Up, Sergeant Perkins, how may I help you?”“Just tell me everything is still in one piece, and the lieutenant hasn’t broken anything yet.”Dana laughed. “You disrespectful piece of crap. Do you have any idea how much trouble you could get into if he heard you say that? Hey Lieutenant. ’ said Tina. ‘There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s a free country… or is it?’ ‘Odd time to fly down there.’ I said. ‘And by the way, our records show that you are not in the habit at all of visiting your husband during away games. So why the sudden interest in a visit now?’ ‘That’s none of your business.’ said the woman. ‘Mrs. Sasskind,’ I said, ‘would you like a lawyer to be present during this interrogation?’ ‘Do I need one?’ Tina replied sharply. ‘I would seriously recommend it.’ I said.. Why not work together, then?” He pulled a chair for Zax to sit on by the round table at the back of the living room and turned to the kitchen, where he used a grinder to grind dark brown, slightly reddish, coffee beans he took from a jar that sat on the countertop.Zax smelled the rich aroma of the ground coffee. He was not a fan of the bitter beverage, never got the chance to drink enough to get accustomed to the flavor, but he appreciated the scent.He realized that Gid Chu was serious with his. When he made it to the kitchen, Ruth was at the stove stirring a big pot of spaghetti sauce, while Connie was at the sink, draining noodles in a colander. Rex flounced over to the new doggie bed Ruth had bought him and curled up in it. Tommy stood in the doorway grinning goofily at the bliss that enveloped the kitchen. The scene was so sweetly domestic, it made his eyes tear up.Ruth saw him standing there first and let out a surprised yip. Tommy laughed and stepped into the kitchen with his.