Now the family was horribly indebted because of that year of unemployment and also because Mr. Sinclair had taken a second mortgage on the house so th...t Mike and his older sister could finish college. Over the summer Mike's father openly explained:"I don't want either of you to borrow a cent. Not one cent. If you need something, ask me and I'll get it for you. When both of you get your degrees, I'm going to give you the chance to take whatever you want out of the house. Then I'm gonna declare. Just about then my wife walked up to us and he gave her a hug and we sat down. I suggested to him that we go back to same parking lot so they could play while I kept a lookout.Once in the parking lot we picked out the darkest corner we could find and I jumped into the drivers side as they got comfortable in the back seat of his truck. My wife was wearing a short dress with nothing underneath. She immediately placed her legs over his lap as he started kissing her neck. I turned around just. As time went on and the school year accelerated to a close, my yearning for Kate only got stronger. As much as I longed for her, I did not always feel the attraction was mutual. I could not however, get her out of my mind. Just thinking of her seemed to make the very color and texture of the world change into a warmer and fairer place.The end of the school year finally approached and the last time I saw Kate was at a sixth grade graduation party hosted by the parents of a fellow student. As. For once, there were no crises to interfere with my last-minute preparations; I didn't know if I should be happy, or insulted that Ritmurt didn't find it necessary to provoke some distractions to keep me off balance. I decided to be happy for small favors, and had a quick meal before 'suiting up' in my Craxill finest.I got some startled looks as I left the office, but not one comment. My subordinates weren't exactly cowed (you can't get accurate information from someone who's afraid to give you.