It was still early enough in the spring that the mornings were cool, but the high sky promised more sun to warm things up later on. Krista pointed out...the sights (mostly dry scrub) and talked about how that "global warming" had left snowdrifts "Clear up to there!"We pulled out onto the blacktop, and things smoothed out a little. "About 45 minutes from here," said Kaitlyn. Funny how down here we measure things in minutes, and not miles. [PtC1] She fired up the CD player, and Boston Pops started. When will I learn what not to tell? This fact simply gave Tom moreammunition to talk about and I found myself enraptured with this sweetman. After an hour had passed he asked me if I'd like to go out forsome coffee, as it was nearly nine thirty and I had already stated thatI did not intend to go to sleep right away.What was I to do? Obviously the guy wasn't going to leave me alone andI was more and more sure that I didn't want him to. I couldn't take myeyes off of him and he was beginning to. I’m her specialist.”“But, when she needed to talk to her doctor about being strong enough for … you know … she came to you. That’s not a specialist type question.”“But in her condition it was.”“Wait, I remember that visit. You said she was fine and there was no reason she couldn’t.”“No, Helen, you weren’t hearing all the words. Miss Stella was very specific when we set up the appointment. This was her issue and it was up to her to decide if and when you were to be told. Helen, what I told her,. Expensive houses. One day, Tracy invited me to go along on a sales call.I toured a huge, beautiful house with a potential client. Tracy was in here element, and the client was sold. The house’s owners were in Europe for the holidays.After the call, Tracy asked if I’d like to go out for a drink. I said sure.We went to a bar, and began to talk. About my wife, Lynn’s, passing. About Tracy, Lynn’s, and their siblings growing up. Then Tracy turned her attention on me.“Doug, you seem to be doing.