“What happened Michael you weren’t speeding?” Helen asked, with a worried tone in her voice.“No, but I have a rough idea, why he stopped me.�... Gesturing with my head towards the older officer, I explained to Helen. “When I told you, I was held down by an officer while Mr Savvas whipped me. That is him, officer Petrou.”In a slow walk, the officer in charge commenced making his way to the Wrangler. The younger officer following his mentor.“Is there anything wrong Officer?” I asked him.“Yes, there. But for now, she focused on sleeping. Shifting in her bed, Rachel couldn’t ignore the glaring fact that she was alone. Sure, she could have a boyfriend, if she wanted one. But relationships had never been easy for her, and she just wasn’t a girl who could jump into bed with any guy she met. If she was . . . she couldn’t say how resistant she would be to Hunter. She knew he was hot, and his looks appealed to her far more than most other guys. His dark green eyes, strong jaw, and killer smile. "How are you guys holding up?" We're fine," said Stella. "Stop worrying, Mom." I'm sure it's rough, being a single mother. You know you can come home. We're happy to help. We're not mad at you." We're fine," Stella repeated. "We're getting along fine." The baby needs a male role model," said Stella's mom. "No, she doesn't." Your father can - " Dad's a sweetheart, but he can't. I have to do this myself." If only that bastard hadn't run off on you two..." Stop blaming Frank. I told you, he didn't. I know Mom and Dad had been keeping them up to date on things at home. I was sure they still there was still plenty to catch up on. Lucky for us that the flight from Tokyo to LAX had been delayed in takeoff and they had flown in rough weather, adding an hour to the 11 hour flight.They were to arrive at eight, instead it was close to ten and then it would still take another hour or so to get through customs with their luggage. That was why we were able to get to Morton after our long meeting to.