” The pinch she had given me was intended to be a reminder that I would be smart to listen to her suggestion. I did not have much of a choice but to...agree to the invitation to dance. The girls smiled wickedly as the general extended his arm for me to take. We walked to the dance floor just as a slow jazz number started. The general wasted no time pulling me close to him. My head rested gently on his chest and I took a deep breath and tried to relax. The general put his arms around me and. .. rise and fall. It amazed him everyday that she would want to be with him of all people, when he had so little to offer her. He reached out and brushed a strand of her long brown hair out of her face."Madison... Honey wake up, I'm leaving soon. Matt's gonna be here any minute." He whispered to her before kissing her cheek. Her eyes blinked open and she looked sadly up at him."I don't want you to go." She said, the sleep still lingering in her voice. "You could get hurt Clint, or worse.... She reminded me of you when we were little. She seems like a sweet little girl.’ ‘I don’t understand. How did you talk to Jessica at the mall?’ She almost seemed worried. ‘I was playing Santa when she came up and sat down. She looked so familiar to me, and I couldn’t figure out why. Then it dawned on me. She reminded me of you.’ ‘Jeff, that sounds a bit creepy. I don’t know what to think.’ ‘Sharon, I just got this feeling that she might have been related to you. I used a few contacts, and got. ”The only thing I could think to say was, “Thank you for telling me. You know how much I love you!”She kissed me on the lips and whispered, “I’m glad I told you. No more secrets. I love you so much!”About a half hour after Adriana left for work the next morning and I was getting the kids ready for daycare, I got a text from her, “Going to do a little shopping today with Kayla.”I stared at that text. My wife was going clothes shopping with Kayla. Kayla Frost!So you’ll know why I was a little.