She was a little pre-occupied. Finally she said, "Why don't we head to my place and get cleaned up?"As if on cue, at that moment several large, noisy ...aindrops plopped on the hot surface of the track. We were close to her car -- I had ridden with her that morning -- and so we hightailed it. We closed the doors just before the rain really settled in. It wasn't torrential, but I was glad we hadn't gotten caught out in it.As we drove, she was silent; unusual for her.At length she said, "Did you. He slowly opened the door and looked into the front parlor. Empty. The house had that deserted feel to it. He was positive no one was in the house. Moving quickly, he went through the dining area to the kitchen.Once in the kitchen, he carefully looked out the windows towards the dairy barn. Even the cows were gone - in the pasture. The two horses in the corral looked calm. He opened the kitchen door and cautiously moved onto the porch. And then he heard a muffled scream.James took off running. .."She began to get all choked up, so I suggested that we leave it, but she shook her head vehemently,"No darling, we both loved her, help me through this" Take me home mum" I said softly, "I'm ok, stay in my room tonight with me and we'll make arrangements to go home in the morning" It's just me and you Tommy" she said, very quietly,I leaned in towards her and kissed her cheek,"I've never wanted it any other way mum"Dr Francis wasn't too pleased about us both discharging ourselves, when we. I said, “Emmy, you aren’t supposed to use that word!”She said, “But you use it Daddy.” I really hate it when a woman throws the truth in your face. “That’s not the same thing. I use it only under very special circumstances, in private with your mothers.”“But what about when you are together with Jake? Both of you say it all the time. And in the car, what about then?”I hate to get in an argument with Emmy. There’s just no way to win it. And she’s only nine. When she grows up she’s going to be.