“Dad is gone,” she said almost under her breath.I blinked at her for a second, registering the words, trying to make sense of them, and then sitti...g up and putting my drink down so I could focus better. “What do you mean?”She looked up. “Dad is gone. We don’t know where. All we know is we got up one morning and he wasn’t anywhere to be found.”I frowned and shook my head. “Did someone take him?”“Tom Humphreys, the Sheriff, came by the house when Mom and I couldn’t find Dad anywhere in town,” she. So what?"My stress level was really pushed. I took a deep breath and flexed every muscle. It didn't actually relax me but it did usually keep me from saying the first thing I thought of. He waited while I pulled myself together. "I just really need to talk about last night." Why?" Then, after a pause. "Wait, my last night or your last night?" Mine. I broke, I don't know, like twenty rules." You didn't have any." Yeah, well. It was that kinda night."He looked away from me, at the door back to. It was worth it to him so Mom could stay home with my little brother Chip. He was four, and the plan was for her to return to work when he entered school. ‘No, child. It’s your Mom, she and Chip were in an accident. I don’t know all the details, but your Dad wants you at the hospital.’ Dad was already there when we got there. I could see the tracks of tears but he was composed by then. ‘How’s Mom? How’s Chip?’ Gram and I pretty much said in unison. He looked me in the eye. I had always admired. No, my future was at stake. But my ferocious lust got the better of me this time as it has done many times in the past. I walked closer to her and gave a long sigh and said “Ok. The marriage will take place. But first, dear Sarla,” I moved closer to her body ” take off yor saree.”She looked aghast. “Do it Sarla. If you want me to marry your daughter.” She looked at me for what felt like a long time and then she slowly put her hand on her shoulder and took a deep breath (I could see her breasts.