Ilove you and miss you already mommy." I feel like I am going to cry but Iwant do it so I don't act like a baby that Miley teases me about all thetime..."Don't cry sweetie, it will be okay, your grandmother will take care ofyou." I hear mommy say do not cry and I try to act more grown up, but atear slowly slides down my face as I hug mommy.I rub my eyes as we watch mommy walk into the airport pulling hersuitcase. "Okay kids wave good-bye to your mom, and then it is time toget back in the van.". Monday was a national holiday. Jeff was going about his normal routine which was to have his coffee fix in the morning at Starbucks when in walked Lynn. What was surprising was that Aria walked in with her. They did a quick look and seemed a little surprised seeing Jeff sitting there. They both walked over to where Jeff was sitting.Aria said, “Nice to see you here. Jeff I would like for you to meet my mother, Lynn Baker. Mother this is Jeff Martin.”“I know Jeff, I sold him his condo. How do you. I don’t think I played hard to get, though.” Diana assumed with a shy smile, cheeks red as a tomato.“So he did play you,” he started saying, and when she raised her eyebrows, he stopped, “You did what you thought you had to do, though. I get it.”She smiled sadly and sipped scotch again; by how she did, he noticed Diana was at least a little tipsy already. He reached for the glass, ready to tell her to go to bed, but then thought again and decided to take the chance to have her tell him more.. He smiled and checked his watch, waiting for the second hand to reach the top. “OK, your 5 minutes start now!” She ran to the vegetable section first, carrot was an obvious choice. She surveyed the box full of loose carrots suddenly self conscious. She picked up a random one. “Too small,” he said. She went to do a double take but knew from his tone he wasn’t joking. She felt his hands on her waist and slipping his finger into her waistband, she imagined him peeling them off right there and.