" Amazing. We tried so hard to have her accept Crystal, and you accomplish that in one or two days? Amazing! She must truly love you very much. I thin... we are both very lucky," he concluded."Yes. I know I am. I think someone like Astrid comes along once in a lifetime and I thought I'd better catch her when I got the opportunity." Have you told your parents yet?" No. That's next on my list. I'm sure they're going to be very happy. I know Mom already thinks Astrid is someone special." I think I'd. Hours of daydreaming in the water flew by until my mom swam over to me. It was time for us to leave. We dried off, then walked back towards the car. But instead of heading back to our vacation house, my mom drove out of town and to a large building that looked a bit like a 1960's spa from a James Bond movie. I noticed several other cars in the lot as my mom parked and got out."I have a surprise for you, Henry," she said with a smile. Instead of walking inside, my mom lead me around to the back. They are standard issue for Army chopper pilots.We position ourselves around the ventilation duct again and I order, "On three! One, Two, Three!"As we each raise up and the killer machine gun begins to chase us, the crazy Marine with the hare-brained idea jumps over the side of the ventilation duct, lands straddling the killer machinegun and grabs onto it with both hands. The fucking killer machine guns goes crazy trying to get to him but his weight keeps it from being able to get its barrel up. You are HOT.”“We will, but we’ll keep it quiet around my girls, too ... deal?”“Deal, I’ll pick up some posts and a few bags of redi-mix cement early tomorrow and be here by 8:00 What time do you leave?”“I leave by 7:30 I open the center at 8:00 and tomorrow I have a tennis match at 2:00, after work. You’ll just have to fend for your self I guess. I won’t be home before 6:00” she said and laughed as we sat down in the pool and held each other while we cooled down.“I’ll have the posts set on that.