She read the papers “ Ok, this looks good , except you have no next of kin, is that correct?”“ yeah , my parents died in a car wreck 3 years ago...�� since he was adopted he had no clue about other family so as far as he was concerned he had none. “ Sorry to hear that” she said “ but at least you have no one to answer to.”Or no one to miss him either.He thought he saw a smile across her face but maybe she was just being friendly. As she got her equipment ready, they engaged in small talk and Justin. ”Katya Sergeyevna greeted me a moment later.“Stepa! How are you?”“Good morning, Comrade Colonel! I’m fine, thank you. How is the Colonel this morning?”She laughed, “You know very well that I am no longer a Colonel in the KGB! Everything is fine. Please call me Katya!”I chuckled, “Until the day I die, you will be my good friend «подполковник» Yekatarina Sergeyevna Anisimova, formerly of the KGB!” (“Lieutenant Colonel”)“I suppose for you, I can make a small exception. Jack said you were calling. Paige asked, "Good afternoon, Sir, can I get you something to drink?" Paige, you forgot my name already?" Britt, I was just saying my line. It will be a very long time before I forget about you." I know. I'm fine for now. I just had some coffee." I went back to reading my paper and let her do her job. The plane filled as the Cincinnati airport continued to move the stranded passengers on to their destinations. A man sat beside me in the window seat, but just opened his book and started to read.. Not many girls get this kind of… of… opportunity to become more than a farmer’s wife, even if it is only for show and for a short time…’ Her words tapered off a bit, as she became nervous she’d said too much. He smiled a bit. ‘Like I said, don’t let it get to your head. You are no Lady yet. You aren’t even a woman yet.’ He took a sip of wine, then put his glass and fork down on the table and leaned back in his chair. ‘Since you aren’t eating, why don’t you come over here so I can have a closer.