Stacie sat between Jerry and me. The cops were across the table. Shirley, ever her efficient self, showed up with a tray containing a large thermos po... of coffee, sugar, cream and cups. She poured us coffee while the police began their interrogation.Basically, they wanted to know the five "W" words: who, what, where, when and why. Stacie answered levelly. When she came to the point of identifying her parents as her assailants, she looked at me. I said, "Yes, Ms. MacPherson, even though you. Yes, exactly what I need.”“Expert?” Abby countered with concern. “Oh, I wouldn’t say that, Professor.” I’m only a first-year grad student, and I haven’t had any other internship experience. I hope you weren’t expecting someone with expertise.” “Oh Posh!” the professor exclaimed with a dismissive wave of his hand. “You’ll do fine! I expect this will all be pretty basic for you.”The girl smiled politely, hoping he was right and wondering what she had gotten into. “Your ad didn’t provide a. Michael heard what I was saying. He said, "John, you're just too thoughtful. Thanks!"Tamara came walking back up. She had a big smile on her face."What are you grinning about?" I asked her."You," she said. "Michelle is on cloud nine. She has never had someone other than her family do nice things for her without there being something expected in return."I suggested we all go get packed and get ready to head for the airport. We cleaned up and were ready to go within the hour. We ran into Michael. I’ve suspected since mid-November and I confirmed it with my ob-gyn just after your second surgery. I figured that it was so close to Christmas that the announcement would make the prefect Christmas gift. I’m just so glad that you’re here to hear it, Katelynn.”Pandemonium reigned supreme for almost an hour. Kat and Emily were talking nonstop. As they were winding down, Cindy came in with the kids. Emily then told them and the pandemonium picked right back up again. After another almost two.