The suds gathered in the drain by my feet.Through the marbled glass I saw Maxwell's pink figure in the doorway."So, maybe I'll come in for a nooner," ...e said."A what?" You know, a massage. During my lunch."So he hadn't called out. Why did he offer to spend the day before? Was he hoping I'd just skip work for him on the spot? Maybe it was just a brief fantasy of his, a lie. I knew it wasn't."Oh, okay," I said."If that's okay with you."It's not that I don't like seeing Maxwell at work anymore.. Soon, his sense of duty clashed with his sense of devotion, and angry arguments erupted between them. This caused further distractions, and the problems between them escalated until they finally chose to separate rather than spend their time together fighting.With so many things in the schedule falling behind, Colin worked like a madman to get the defense plans back on track. As interdependent as the tasks to be accomplished were, a small delay in one place could translate into a much larger. The sun is already shining bright and in the blue sky isn’t a single cloud. It will be a wonderful summer day. Steve stands in the middle of the kitchen, waiting for his coffee and toast to be ready while making himself a sunny side up egg. He hears footsteps and because there is nobody else, it must be his sister. Playfully, he asks “Good morning. What can I do for you today? Anything special for break…” He didn’t get any further. His jaw dropped when he saw his sister. She entered the kitchen. “I think it’s nice enough we can probably start running outside instead of in the field house.”“I think so, too,” I agreed. “It’ll be nice to get back outside.”“I checked with my parents about you visiting this Summer, and they said it would be OK to come visit for a weekend. We have a spare room you could use.”“Where exactly do you live?”“Just off Beechmont Avenue in Cherry Grove. If you take Route 50, you get on I-275 in Milford, then go south a few exits to Beechmont.”“So about an hour and a.