....I had the week off work and as the weather was so nice I decided to go to one of the beautiful parks York had with a book and take advantage of th... warm weather. I threw a few bits into my messenger bag and wandered into town. I arrived in the gardens around lunchtime and it seemed everyone else in the city had the same idea! I found a spot a little out of the way from the crowds though and sat on the grass gazing up at the sun for a moment; maybe it’s not all bad I thought to myself, at. . for both of them."Drifting back to reality from her reminiscing, Mandy looked at her fingers resting on Bob's shoulder. She thought how sometimes life changes radically in an instant."Sometimes for the good, sometimes for the bad."And every once in a while, changes for the BEST!"I wonder if I will find another dirty red pickup truck window to tap on to help me through this?"Then the sorrow and tears that she had been holding back, crept up behind her eyes and tried to push out.Clamping her. We drove up in the truck, so we can throw all the luggage in the back.” I raised an eyebrow at that but shrugged it off. Dad loved his pickup truck, and it was certainly big enough for the four of them plus luggage in the capped-over truck bed, but the thing got gas mileage like a Humvee. It helped if you owned an oil well. “We brought up some civilian clothing for you in case you didn’t have any.”“Thank you.”I was interrupted by a voice from behind. “Specialist Reaper!”I turned and came to. "I need to find a better way to say 'life's too short'. That's so tired." I like 'Do not go quietly into the dark night'. Fireplace now?"I held out my hand. She put her soft hand on my palm and squeezed for a moment."I see you are a reader. I like you, Randy O'Toole."I squeezed back."I like you too, Gabriella Aarons. You are very direct."I felt an urge to scoop her up in my arms but just held her hand as she jumped to the floor. I proceeded her to the living room, wondering what other surprises.