.I blinked. I was back to reality now. Still in the bar, still sitting opposite a man who had no idea about the elaborate fantasy that had just flashe... through my mind in the blink of an eye. Nothing had changed here except my face had gone bright red... He asked me again."What are you thinking about, Claire?"And I smiled at Jack."Just... thinking, nothing really."We finished our drinks and he said he had to go.I walked out of the bar with him."It was really nice to see you again." I told. He’s the only one that still calls me that anymore.’ ‘So, what do you do, TC?’ ‘Not much at the moment. I’m just riding around the country while my house at Taos, New Mexico is being built.’ ‘So, are you independently wealthy?’ ‘I’m comfortably wealthy. If I wanted I would not have to work again for the rest of my life. I’ll probably find something to do to occupy my time in a few months. For right now, I’m just happy to be on the road and visiting friends.’ ‘I’d like to do that. Just hit the. Jessica had been eleven at the time, but Erik knew she remembered that picnic as if it had happened yesterday. They often talked about that memory as a way to keep her mother alive. It had been the last day together as a family where they had shared true happiness.“It would have been your mom’s thirty-seventh birthday today.”“Thank you, Dad,” Jessica said, as she closed the wings of the locket and put the necklace around her neck. “I really appreciate it. I never want to leave this house. I. When were you going to tell me? How long have you known?’ ‘When you were in Canada.’ ‘Canada….and you didn’t tell me before…..’ ‘I wasn’t sure how you would take it.’ ‘Take it? Didn’t you think I should have known?’ ‘I’m telling you now….’ Running his hand through his hair, ‘A baby….I hadn’t planned on a baby.’ ‘Well nor did I.’ ‘It’s a bit of a shock……’ Lisa watched him sit back down on the side of the bed, her heart in her throat, ‘I want to go home Mitch.’ Looking up he told her, ‘It’s just.