" Remind me to burn all the baby pictures," Ed quipped. "So, where's Dad?" Where else? It's Saturday morning," his Mom said."Ah, yes. Dad plays golf,"...he told me. "Golf-the only sport whose practitioners make baseball players look like they're in shape!" I don't know," I said impishly, "I didn't notice any stamina problems." Then I remembered his mother was there. I blushed bright red. "Oops."She just laughed. "Ah, young love," she said."Y'see, that's the good part about being the youngest of. . but a multitude of likes and dislikes. The beginning of an unusual bond. A bond between a 23 year old ... still a kid ... and a mid thirties Reserve pilot/mid level industrial complex manager. Waiting ... he ... for his C-130 being flown by a 23 year old pilot of unknown skills ... and me ... waiting for my sister ... who was flying a C-130 with enough problems that it was heading for a major repair/salvage facility. The odd couple ... tied by a girl. Common worries.We were out of AILF. "How was your Prom?"Kali and I looked at each other then burst out laughing. "That good, huh?" mom asked."Both of our dates dumped us at the Prom, Jenny," Kali said."And that's funny, how?" mom asked."We were both getting ready to dump them anyway," Kali said."Well, it doesn't disturb me," mom said. "I never could see what Ed saw in Mary Jo except that she has big boobs." Tremendous tahtahs," Kali giggled. "Humongous hooters, mammoth mammaries, mountainous milkers, terrific titties..." Enough!". Melissa didn’t seem to have a lot of time for boys though — it puzzled Katie, given the girl’s popularity, she could have had her pick of any male in the school. A few times, she had thought Melissa might be gay, but she did see Melissa flirt with boys, she just chose not to date any of them. Oh well, it wasn’t any of her business, the strawberry-blonde thought to herself as she walked towards her car and made her way home — to a big, lonely apartment with only her cat, Colonel, to keep her.