’ Vera was surprised to find tears swelling in her eyes. She hadn’t spoken about her mother since she was a child. She wiped the tears away with ...he back of her hand and continued her story. ‘My father is a real home-body. Lives with the same pack he grew up with. He’s nice. I left when I was 16. I call him sometimes, when I have a phone.’ ‘I’m sorry, about your mom,’ Lucien said, stroking her hair again. ‘It happens,’ Vera said, sniffing back the last of her tears. :: The afternoon of the. The next day she was all smiles. I guess she and Jim were compatible that way too. From then on, anytime they were together, they couldn't keep their hands off each other.I had a feeling that if they weren't careful, I'd be a grandfather before my time. The more I thought about it, the more I liked the idea.As Christmas approached, I still didn't have a present for Angela. I broke down and left a message for her father to call me. I explained to the voice that answered what I needed and was. "You rented it for our honeymoon..." Margaret said, but before she could finish, Frank broke in, shaking his head."No, Dear. I bought it for you. It will be our home away from home."Margaret spun to stare at him, the video forgotten as it continued to show the remainder of the island. "You can't have bought the whole island..." Why not? Josiah said he and his wife were getting too old to stay way out there, and they were actually spending very little time on the island anymore. Besides he owes. We walked back to our little table and I put him in the chair next to D that would block her legs from anyone at the bar or walking by. We quickly introduced ourselves. His name was Steve. We did not ask for a lot of particulars though he did volunteer that he was stuck in town due to car trouble for a couple days and, eventually, would be continuing on to Houston on business. We offered that we were from some distance out of town and were celebrating the holiday away from nosey neighbors.As we.