“What time does it start?”“We have to be there in 30 minutes” answered Alex. “Since it takes 15 minutes to get there, you got that amount of...time to eat Bro! And, by the way, would you mind being our ride? One of our teammates usually picks us up, but I can text him to cancel.”“Hey, if I’m gonna be there anyway, it would be convenient for all if we traveled together.” David responded. They arrived at the community swimming pool just in time for the twins to change into their swimming. " Van slammed the book he was holding down on the desk. Flakes of the ancient, fragile paper broke away. Bar-ak was jolted by the action. It was so out of character for the old man. He was one of the few people that still used paper, rather than the cheaper, more efficient electronic sources. "No." he said, sadly. "But soon enough their 'easy, carefree lives' are going to be taken away from them." he walked to the open window, and stepped across the three hundred or so foot drop into his. " Oh, Hi Brent. You get home alright?" she asked in a bright voice."Yes, I'm fine. I had a short visit with Andy, and I got back here about three this afternoon. I took a nap and then decided I needed to call you." That's nice ... I'm glad you called. I've been thinking about you too," she admitted."Oh ... were they good thoughts?" Very good thoughts. Very satisfying thoughts." Me too. I don't quite know how to say this ... uhmmm ... These past few days ... they were very ... important to me.. “Before we get to business, how’s Jake?”“Great! We haven’t set the date yet, but it’ll be sometime late this year. I need to get everything sorted out in Cincinnati so I can spend time down in King’s Bay with him. Nancy is learning quickly and she’s handling most day-to-day issues now. So, what’s going on?”“I told you both, briefly, about the issue with Boston Legal Systems. Our concern is that if they are willing to work at a loss to steal customers from us, or beat us in a deal, we’re going.