She thought to herself ‘How did I get to be such a horrible mother? No mother should think much less say such things about her own children.’ She...took her seat at the table glancing at Charley. ‘Despite what Paul says there has to be some way of making this up to him, making everything all right.’ Charley did not look different this morning than any other morning except the sadness in his eyes. She realized that there was always some sadness there and it hurt her to know she had increased it.. “Thanks mister,” Vivie told them. “My name’s Jenny.” Hoping that using the hated name would likely throw off any future search inquiries, or maybe not.The boat was set free and after some paddling, they reached the far side of the river and began to drift lazily. “Name’s Jim,” the first man told her, “and that’s Bobby. We’ll mostly drift and drag some lines – save the motor t’ come back.”Bobby opened the cooler, drew out three beers, and handed them around without asking. He fished out a large. ..” “Hold on!” Dani shouted. “Stay right there! We actually have a surprise for you!” Dani ran over to a group of cheerleaders. After a few seconds of conversation, six of them, including Dani, walked back over to my van. “Follow us this way,” Dani instructed. “The other cheerleaders are going to continue to give car washes. You... on the other hand... well... like I said, we have a big surprise for you.” Dani, and the five cheerleaders that she selected, headed towards a building that was. We were silently looking at each other. That was a moment I felt we were connected. I asked for her hands and she extended them towards me. I hold them, caressed them for a while and moved closer to her. She was silently looking at me. I touched her cheeks and she holds my hand. I caressed her hair and she closed her eyes. I hold her hands and pulled her towards me. She came to sit in my lap. I was caressing her hair and neck. She was lying still with closed eyes. Then I kissed her forehead..