Collette and Sammy exchanged a look. They hoped the spat between Bobby and Dave ended quickly. If it didn't, the girls would have to engage and knock ...ome sense into their butt headed friends."I'll catch up," said Collette, gesturing with her eyes towards Bobby. Sammy nodded before heading off to the other side of the field.Collette and Bobby sat basking in the sun, watching the drills without speaking for a while."Hey," said Collette."Hmm?" What's up?" she asked. Bobby turned to look at her. He played games with the girls and after they were packed off to bed he and Helen would play cribbage or gin until I came home. Thinking of the girls made me smile. I usually didn't get to put them to bed except on weekends and sitting with them and reading their favorite stories to them until they fell asleep was to me one of life's little pleasures.I walked into the house and found all three girls sitting in front of the TV set. Mary was the first one to see me and she jumped up off the couch. ” Ares laughed as he swung the sword again.Deimos was also reaching out, a shocked look on his face. “Really father, I can also feel his power, it is far beyond what I felt earlier. I don’t see how a sword can hope to defeat the godling.”“Ah! Then you have never heard of the Caspian God Killer.” Ares sneered as he continued to practice with the sword.Both Ares’ son’s gasped at the mention of the sword. “Yes father, we have. Please be careful, it is rumored to sometimes take the life of its. He takes a half step back, the next clergyman steps forward he began the wedding ceremony in the manner he normally performs. But he stopped short of allowing me to kiss the bride. The next two clergy do the same now all four stand side-by-side in the sunlight that seems to not have moved. In unison the four say, “You may now kiss the bride.”As I lift her veil the sunlight strikes the rubies of her necklaces, they cast a warm red glow between us that turned out to be striking in the.