" We'll have to see if his passport is current," Kip said absently as he began to run through the details of the trip in his mind.As we sat there sile...tly drinking our coffee, I realized I had become comfortable having Kip around. He was low key, yet vigilant. He had meshed real well with my extended family. I was finding out that Kip liked to plan for contingencies, making him ideal for my situation. And so far, he had adapted well to working with my talents. He was also doing well working for. "So?" So? Where's Mom? She didn't come home last night." I was almost panicked.Mia caressed my arm soothingly. "It's OK. When I got up to pee this morning, I looked out of door and saw the top of Mom's van in the driveway. Your mom must have slept in the main house."I breathed a little sigh of relief knowing that she was safe, but I still felt anxious. "But ... but why would she do that?"Mia just smiled at me like I was a confused little child. "She obviously saw us asleep in here and didn't. To aunty boli yeh tum apne kanre me kya kar rahe the mai darr gaya.maine kuch bhi to nahin aunty boli jhooth mat bolo maine khud tumhe muth marte huye dekha hai.aunty ke mooh se yeh sun kar mai dang rah gaya.aunty bed par pair neeche kar ke baithi thi.aunty boli mujhe bhiya aur bhabhi se is bare mai batana padega mai darr ke maare mai unke pairo gir gaya aur kaha nahi aunty papa se kuch na kahna ab yeh galti nahi karoonga.mujhe maaf kar do kahte hoye mai rone laga.to aunty boli thik hai mai. It would be very good for your self esteem." She propped her arms on her elbows and brought her cup to her lips, her eyes on me. "But now I'm spoiled and I'm getting selfish about it. So I'm all for getting into bed as early as we can."It drizzled on and off all week, making me drowsy all the time and making it sloppy for me to get around in the city during the day. Yet I was amazed that, unlike Memphis, weather made the city more irritating and slow but couldn't stop it. There seemed to be no.