In some ways, this turned out to be the catalyst for ruining his life, because one day when he was off elsewhere on duty, Susan was ferrying the two b...ys to play football in Yass. A semitrailer and a 4WD collided head-on because the 4WD apparently veered to the wrong side of the single lane highway. She was unable to avoid the semi-trailer as it ploughed into her car, killing all three of them instantly.The subsequent phone call he got was burned and embedded in his memory forever.They were. She still held me tight and so I squeezed her firmly again. I realised she wasn’t ready to tell me but obviously needed someone just to be there, to hold her. ‘Come lets get you warmed up before you catch a cold’ This time she let go and I took her hand and led her upstairs to the bathroom. I let go of her hand and went over to the bath, put the plug in and turned on the taps. I turned back to Al and put my arms around her again as she sobbed and sniffed on my shoulder. She wasn’t crying as. Cherys sighed, "You know, you're the only guy I ever enjoyed being with. You've grown up to be a good man, David. I only wish you were like this when I was younger. Maybe things would have been different..." She stared off into space."Yeah..." Danielle was following Cherys' train of thought, but I was lost."Anyways," Danielle snapped out of it first and squeezed my legs. "Go study and get back here. Or we'll start the party without you."I was still in a contemplative state when I returned to. That was moment when I was sure that I had made the right decision, and that their daughter would get all the love she could possibly need.To me it seemed that I had gotten a new daughter, anyhow, since Danielle had informally adopted me; even though Lindsay and I were not married, and had not even seriously discussed a date. So it was that I occasionally drove her to her soccer practice and games. One Saturday she was supposed to have a game, but due to some misunderstanding, the game was.