You know how fathers and their sons are?” I demanded.“I had a daughter, so it is not really the same thing. I just had to give her mother money, a...d keep my hands off of her. I did that and things were cool.” Tommy said. “Call me if you get something.”“You got it boss,” I said.“Yeah, right,” where his last words.I left a message for my son John. ‘If you have anything you need done let me know. Some friends and I are opening a kind of information exchange.’ Nobody knew exactly what it would be. Then Ben hit me with his big surprise. "Guess what honey? I talked the boss into letting me take my comp time in conjunction with my vacation. We will be able to relax under the stars for eleven whole days. Won't that be great?" Yeah sweetie, just marvelous."The next day I picked up the phone and called Matt, "Is the offer still open?" You bet babe." The girls in their own cabins - alone?" That's what I said." No hanky panky, right?" Honest babe, I'll keep my hands to myself the whole trip.". “Well done both of you. Now we set it aside under a cloth to prove.”“What next?” asked Ben.“Ben, if you slice this pineapple and trim off the skin, please. Hal, sort out a shallow dish for the slices. We’re going to steep them in kirsch.”“I’m very impressed with the way you work together,” said Melanie. “I want to see how you manage something a little bit more complex. Our starter is going to be, ‘scallop mousse with a crayfish sauce.”“Sounds delicious,” said Hal.“Gather round closely,” said. ‘Aw, Jacob, you’re back!’ Blair said and gave a friendly hug. ‘Yeah. Casey’s here, right?’ ‘Where else would she be in the evening, Jacob? I’ll take you to her section. Come on!’ ‘Hide me if you can. She didn’t know I was coming home today.’ ‘You got it!’ Blair placed Jacob in the corner of the second dining room. It was perfect. It was secluded enough to keep from being seen immediately, but open enough to be seen if one needed anything in a hurry. The big fireplace, indicative of all Cracker.