It was heart wrenching. Roy planted the Hemlock tree on the hillside. ‘Amazing Grace’ followed, wetting the eyes of every member of the family who...had walked the long walk up to the cemetery on the hill above the Church of Christ. Some of them hid behind sunglasses. Family funerals were so often in the rain here, but this day was with but a few clouds in the warmth of summer. It would have been lovely. Smart uniforms…maroon berets…rifle fire that snapped and startled…snapping the flag out flat. Taking Pete by the hand she had led him to her bedroom. Pushing him against the wall, the drunken woman dragged Pete’s face down to hers, and for the first time in his life, he was kissed. She kissed him aggressively, her tongue forcing its way into Pete’s mouth. Up until that moment in his life, Pete had never been kissed by a woman. He didn’t even have a memory of his mother ever touching him in a loving manner. But, even though he knew Sarah had felt nothing for him, being a teenager, he. Through his side mirror Ted could see the officer get out from his car and approach Ted's window."License and registration please," the officer intoned.Ted reached into the glove box and took out his registration. He removed his license from his wallet and handed them to the officer. It was then that Ted saw that it was a female officer, and a nice looking one at that."What was I doing wrong officer?" He asked her although he knew perfectly well that he had been speeding."Well sir, you were. But there was something that I noticed as I played endless one-on-ones with Jared – he was getting better and stronger and faster. The year my mom died, I had a decided advantage on him in ability. I could shoot, he couldn’t. I could hit those outside jumpers, where he was having trouble laying it in on me. He kept working, though. When we played a pickup game with me and a few of my cousins before the wedding, he put moves on me that were just incredible. He head faked, drove, pulled up and.