He was a gentle giant kind of guy. 6 foot 6, big and strong, but nice as can be. Our paths crossed a couple of weeks ago and I invited him over for di...ner. My wife Matty didn’t have a job and she liked company but didn’t have many opportunities to meet new people.We’d had a good time, going quite a way through a case of beer during and after dinner so it was smart to put him up on the living room floor.Early the next morning Matty went to take a piss in our small place which meant that she had. ." he shook his head sadly. "That's just as stupid. Your kids are great, all three of you." He glanced at Grace and cocked his head and continued talking before she could protest, "Even Donald, Grace. Yeah he's been a pain in the ass to you but really he's not a bad kid. He just hasn't anybody to set his boundaries for him. I don't know about girls but boys really need someone to set boundaries for them or they start to go feral. It's not your fault, Grace. Shoot, I wouldn't have any idea how. "But then we heard a wild scream, and a bunch of rebel officers leaped outat us, aiming repulsor rifles at us. We returned fire, and Idisintegrated one of the rebels, but was taken captive while their leadergrabbed as many of the ancient weapons as he could carry, before leadinghis team - and us - into a shuttlecraft with a starship's name on theside."The Russian Rhapsody!" I cried. "That was one of the finest vessels theSpace Force ever made!" And now she's the finest rebel vessel of the. I am famished!” she giggled to herself.Laura was sipping on a cup of coffee when her phone chimed. She dug through her purse as her heart raced when she realized it might be Tom calling her. Her phone displayed that it was her mom calling her. She answered the call and apologized for not calling when she checked in to her room. She assured her mom that she was fine. In fact, Laura was better than fine. She couldn’t wait to get on with her life that had been put on hold since that fateful.