" Ah I see, is that why you hurry then?" Yes," she said. "I fear the wrath of the vice police that have suddenly lost their paymaster." Good, then I w...ll take your bag and we can move more quickly." Thank you, Jorge."When they reached the relative safety of her shuttle, cleared and launched without incident, Inara turned to inquire "What are you doing here? The last I heard you were still Master at Arms of House Madarassa and well on your way to becoming the first male companion to head the. Anchors aweigh, my boys, anchors aweigh,Farewell to college joys... On a hot summer day that July, my Grandfather and I had attended an old farm sale. While there we saw them auctioning off an old wind-up victrola. Well, as luck would have it, it was about to be my lucky day!"Grandpa, I'm going to buy that," I said."Son, it doesn't look like it comes with any records," he laughed, "You'll have nothing to play on it."Well, a twelve-year-old boy can be pretty determined. So when the bidding got. He held my hand as we walked to the street to get a taxi.I told the driver my grandmother's address, where my father was staying while in town.When we arrived, my father was in jeans and a t-shirt. Usually he only wears business suits. My grandmother was in the kitchen cooking, as always. My cousins, aunts, and uncles were all around the house.“Hey, daddy,” I said as we walked in.“Hello, princess,” he replied.“Hi, Mr. Smith,” EJ said awkwardly.“Elijah,” Daddy said holding out his hand. “How are. Mrs. Meyer had covered the mirror after my first look atmyself without makeup and I was dying to see the pictures. The wholetime Cindy had watched on silently."Mom, show, Mark, the pictures." Okay, Mark are you ready to see the next big name in modeling?" I guess."Naturally I was curious as to what I looked like after all the workCindy's mom had done to my face. To say I didn't recognize the woman inthe photo would be an understatement. I was beautiful and I looked likeI was twenty years old."I.