She told me to go into the living room and she came back with a blanket and pillow. She pointed to the couch and said: “Make yourself at home.” I...took off my shorts and shirt, keept on my underpants and pulled the blanket over me while I was sitting cross legged on the couch. Somewhere from the back she shouted if I wanted another beer and I said yes. A few minutes later she came back into the living room, carrying 2 bottles of beer … and wearing nothing but an ultra thin, white linen. I was pretty poor at math at her age. I hated the memorization and the drills. When I was in seventh grade, it all gelled for me. It was like the clouds parted and the sun came out. I began to understand the underpinnings of math.”“Well I never had such an epiphany,” April replied, “and I wouldn’t hold hope that Mattie will, either.”“That’s okay. I love you both ... despite your faults.” He kissed her lips.April faced him resting her arms on his shoulders and holding the back of his head. “You. The two that were doing the freight run would do their last run tonight.General McVee was flying in with the twelve other crews that had done flying for us. All eighteen Iowa air transport crews had flown to, from or around Africa in the last 10 weeks. They had flown enough hours on our nickel to meet their time requirements for another year.The four C130s we owned had been inspected and recertified for another year while the Guard was flying freight runs for us. They had given our pilots a. "Tony, I love you to pieces and sometimes - don't tell Michele - I wish I'd found you first because I think you and I are super compatible in certain areas, but you've been more than kind enough to me, both you and my sister, so don't go talking about gifts." Ah, but it's going to give me great pleasure in bestowing this one upon you, trust me. I mean, this is going to blow you sky high, if Michele agrees that I should proceed."Michele did, which is why Connie and I were bound for San Antonio.