It was a crime to watch that man and his family act as though they had a right to be in that building.Getting to that imposter in the White House was ...mpossible, Ed knew that, unless someone wanted to try a suicide mission, but suicide missions were for fucking ragheads, not real Americans. Or maybe not, given the right circumstances. The daughters, however, there were some possibilities there. Vladimir was right, they could be a distraction. Maybe just enough, and it might be worth a. That’s first. Never forget. They loved you, right up to the end.”“Your mom...”“Poor, messed up Mom,” Kara told me. “I know she loved me. Life just got to be too much...”“I didn’t know, Kara,” I said softly, realizing that what she said about Mom and Dad was exactly true and her revelation of HER mom was revelation of a different depth of sorrow.“It happened, Tara. I went through the loss, and I locked myself in my room and cried, then it came to me that wallowing in the loss was not honoring. I followed and a few minutes emerged naked with my dirty clothes folded over my arm. I saw three slightly startled faces. Mark did his best to hide a growing smile. Ellie, on the other hand, broke into a full grin. Dan's smile took a little longer.Ellie immediately headed to the shower with Dan looking in his travel bag. I rolled Mark towards me so he would not tent the blankets as I lay on my back. Ellie emerged from the shower a few minutes later and Dan entered. Ellie had on a baby doll. "Would you bring it up to the line please?" Um ... Yeah, sure Captain," the radio crackled again, the person on the other end clearly not understanding what was going on.A few minutes later a ruddy faced Texas Highway Patrolman awkwardly ran to their car, carrying the half-full pizza box. A shot rang out, and the patrolman ran a little lower, until he reached the car that Caleb was sitting behind."Thanks, Buck," Caleb said with a wide smile."Yer welcome," Buck replied, but his eyes narrowed,.