And so, Gautam, Kiran, the baby, and Rashmi were alone in the house.Kiran was in the kitchen since the morning. She was sad that her husband was leavi...g that day, and so wanted to cook him his favourite dishes. Rashmi was there too, in the kitchen, helping her with the cooking. And Gautam was in his room, watching the baby. He had just fed him and was now trying to get him asleep.“Can you watch over this now, I will go and take bath” Kiran asked Rashmi. She was cooking an exquisite chicken. It was treacherous due to loose stones and holes in the trail we ran on. I almost fell a few times but kept up with Maria. After about twenty minutes I was dead, couldn’t move my feet an inch even if my life depended on it. The beer and smokes made me gasp for breath.“Wanna take a break?” she asked.“Yes please.”We were close to the water, on a rocky part of the coast. I sat down on a large boulder and looked out over the calm sea.“It’s pretty here,” she said and sat down next to me.“It sure is,. I was getting better at throwing on the run, but it was still hard to do. I was afraid of making the mistake the quarterback made yesterday. We had intercepted him three times. I could tell I hadn't made the trip to the cave. I was sore all over. It was a good thing the weather was cool. Most of the bruises were hidden.I couldn't hide the pain, at least not completely. Finally, dad asked about it. I confessed that I was bruised pretty much all over, and he looked confused."That's strange" he. "Fruit juice first," Caitlin instructed. "The fructose will help and she needs the fluid." Go on in the living room with her," Laura said. "I'll take care of the food and send one of the girls over with the juice while I fix the rest." Thanks," Diana said to her sister-wife, best friend and self-proclaimed handmaiden.Laura smiled at her and hurried through the kitchen door as Jeff walked on down the hall toward the living room, Jill still in his arms with Diana and Caitlin following.Jeff sat.