I missed you all morning." I missed you too," he said as he leaned in and kissed her lips."You want a beer? And I made some sandwiches, I bet my man i... hungry." That sounds great, honey," Luke said as he sat up a little. "Ok, I'll be right back." With that Molly jumped up and ran into the house, Luke watching her cute little butt as she ran. Luke moved himself over to sit against the trunk of the big cottonwood tree growing in their yard. Luke sat there enjoying the cool breeze in the shade.. Any names, of course, have been changed. Anysimilarity to actual persons, living or dead, is intentional.Coming Home The day I flew home from Andrews AFB to come home my Dad had come to pick me up. I was still in my khaki's, my Corcoran jump boots gleamed in the Texas sun. I adjusted my beret and walked through the Space A terminal. My dad shook my hand and then gave me a perfectly masculine half hug. I chucked the duffel bag into his trunk and we were off. We went back to his office. Connecting directly to where the link originated in his brain, I told him, “You’re very welcome, John. I know this is the only way we can communicate clearly without needing to write it out or use Molly’s app. Find me when you finish if you need to talk.”He didn’t, at least not right then, because he still had cellphones to set up, but he pulled me over to a girl trying to push her body through a dark corner of the large eating area. She was holding her knees to her to make herself as small as. He found Grace sitting in a chair, her hands in her lap and a cold expression to her face. The look on her told him that he was not very welcome. He felt a measure of guilt deep within him."Hello Frank," she said in a low controlled voice."Grace, it's so good to see you," he said, walking over to her. He took her hand and kissed the back of it. Gone was the pretty smile she gave him when he did that before. She pulled it away from him and placed it back into her lap once more."It's good to see.