It would be the very thing she needed. As the wagon hit another bump, Ione recalled their journey thus far. She thought back to the day they packed th...ir two wagons, taking only what was essential and hitching up the team of oxen. Spare horses and a milk cow plodded docilely behind the two wagons. Her hopes had been high as they pulled out. Upon leaving Virginia, they crossed Tennessee and headed down into Missouri where Charles hoped to meet up with other settlers going west. He knew joining a. The thoughts continued, to the best of my memory, but we all know that we never remember things they way they happened. My thoughts may have exaggerated the memory, but regardless it still had the same effect. I was wet. And you were not here. My mind shut out the noises around me and my breathing began to increase. My hands began to wonder my own body, imagining the very thought that they were yours. I couldn't wait any longer. I picked up my phone out of habit and texted you. “Honey, I. We'll be waiting for you."I hung up feeling one hundred percent better.I slept in Friday morning. I needed it. I'd had a restless night, dreaming about my lost love ... or at least my lost wanna-be love. He had filled my dreams, unlike the night before. I put it down to a delayed reaction. After a light breakfast in the café across the road, I checked out and was on my way again.I pulled into our driveway just after one o'clock. Mom's car was parked in the carport, but Dad's was gone; obviously. She arose gracefully and pulled open a file cabinet. She fished through the folders until she found the one she wanted and pulled it out. She extracted a copy of the syllabus and sat down again. She frowned as she looked over their two documents. Except for the most common words in the English language there was nothing similar.“Could you leave this with me?” she asked.“Of course,” Phil answered. “Dr. Andruzzi, I did a search on Dr. Hudson when he was named to replace you. I found his website.