"Couldn't be any wilder than the truth," I commented, and then told him the sordid tale all the way through to my sleeping out in the barn.As I expect...d, he laughed until he had tears in his eyes.By the time he left I was feeling less like a grumpy bear, which was good because if I behaved in any way that was less than gentlemanly toward Chrissy, Dad would come down on me like a ton of bricks. And I wouldn't blame him. She deserved to be treated right.The ride to the hospital was uneventful.. . again. The time spent on the ways singeing and scraping the hull was well worth the expense.It took two weeks ... and yes, they had an audience. They sailed right over the top of a nuclear submarine, had a Coast Guard cutter ... one of the big ones ... motor along beside the Penny ... if a mile is beside ... the Army sent out a Longbow and the Air Force an A-10. The A-10 caused Junior a momentary remembrance."Mom?" The Dick Tracy thing again ... at least they weren't on deck when Too popped. ”“Actually, it’s the other way around; Westinghouse bought CBS.” He answered.“I stand corrected!” I said with a friendly smile. “What does your dad do?”“He’s a ‘tech rep’ for the Navy. He’s an expert in the A4W reactors used by the Nimitz-class carriers.”“How old are you?”“Twenty-eight.”“And your intentions?” I asked.“I’d like your permission to ask Miyu to marry me.”I smiled, “You’re free to ask her, but I have no more control over her than I do the wind.”“That sounds very Japanese.”I. Just over 6 weeks ago Abi came round to my house with the invite for her little sister Samantha’s 16th birthday party and we chatted for a few minutes. She looked absolutely stunning in her tight dance wear and said her class had been cancelled but no one had bothered to tell her so she had nothing to do for the next 2 hours. I said that hopefully my fianc?and I could make although, my fianc?maybe away on business that same weekend. A frown came across her head and she said “I really hope.