Her shift replacement was waiting impatiently. ‘Cripes, Chris, why do you let him waste your time like this? You went off the clock half an hour ago... The old fart doesn’t know one sunset from another anyway!’ Despite her best intentions, she glared at the male nurse replacing her. ‘Diaz, if you were half the man you brag about being, you would have a soul… but that is far too much to ask of you. You can take over as soon as I finish with the Colonel.’ ‘Is he here yet, sugar?’ asked the old man.. "Giggle. "I do that sometimes. Bothers my co-workers to no end."The rain changed to 'downpour' status as we drove through the storm. I slowed down, the wipers beating hard to subdue the flood on my windshield, losing the battle. When the taillights of the car ahead of me almost went invisible, I reached over and punched the emergency flasher button. Jenn's hand touched mine briefly."You need both hands to drive right now," she said."Jenn, what are you doing to me?" I asked."I dunno, Chuck. What. Eventually JD joined the family fun. He enjoyed both his Nan and Mom for 12 months before taking his sister, Gracie. These two were so enamored of each other that they decided to stay together and start their own family. After settling away from their home town, they produced a son and a daughter, who they named after their grandparents, Dan Jnr and Fran. Over the years the children were raised in a loving family with all the grandparents visiting on occasion. Nan was still with Mom and. "Come in," came the voice from the other side of the door."Ah, Bloom," Miss Fargonda said, looking up from the crystal ball floating above her desk. "How is Layla doing?" the principal asked as she gestured and the ball settled down in it's base."She seems to be alright," Bloom said, caught a little off guard by Miss Faragonda's question. "We decided to put her in Stella's room since she's the only one with a spare bed right now and the last I knew she was resting up from her ordeal." Yes,".