"He was on the radio almost immediately so I stood by and waited for the chopper to land. I watched as one of their units landed behind the building i... front of me. I ran over and climbed in the back and was handed a headset to put on as we lifted off. Man, I hadn't been in one of these things for years."Commander, where are we going?"I directed them to where Doris had told me the buildings were. As we flew over the faint road, I noticed the truck sitting in the brush up the hill behind the. I opened the door. He leaned against the side of his car looking around and we made eye contact. A white tooth smile grew over his face. His facial scruff peppered his face and he wasn’t wearing his glasses. He stood up and I quickly walked down the sidewalk where he welcomed me in his arms. He whispered in my ear when he held my waist, ‘You’re so beautiful.’ I don’t think anything ever felt more like home than that moment when he held me with the sun shining down us on that June day. When that. Standing on his four feet, his head was at the same level as mine. I wondered if he might be nine or ten feet tall when on his hind legs and standing fully erect.He was indeed yet another Spirit a****l to be added to my list. In the kingdom of spirit a****ls, the bear is emblematic of grounding force and strength. This a****l has been worshiped throughout time as a powerful totem, inspiring those who need it the courage to stand up against adversity. As a spirit a****l in touch with the earth. Sorry...Brenda.” He went an even darker red, and avoided looking at her. “Me...a babe…aaaahhhhh, don’t be silly...who thinks that?” “We’ll emmm we all do, Barry, Andy and Clive...” “And you?” “Yea...anyway, I better get on” he announced, and before she could reply, he rushed out of the kitchen and disappeared from view. Damn and blast she thought, I was beginning to enjoy this...but then perhaps it was for the best, she really shouldn’t think about her son’s friends as anything else other than.