Something he hadn’t seen in recent weeks. Frankie and Josh were now freshmen at the state college. They had an apartment together but were back now ...or the holiday break.“Are you going to be okay for tonight? You know you can always cancel.”They sure didn’t need the money and being the ‘company whore’ was just not as fun as it used to be, especially now that the boys were in college.“No. I’ll be fine. Besides, everyone is expecting me to bring in the new year with a bang.”With that, she opened. I woke up Saturday morning setting on the couch , I looked at the clock it was six in the morning. I got up and walked to our bed room, there was my wife in bed asleep and she was alone. I crawled in beside her and moved in real close , I took her tit in my hand as I pulled her close, She opened her eyes and said move away I'm sleepy and need to get some sleep. I asked her where Steve and Jon where. She said they just left about fifteen minutes ago. What? they where here all night? She said. You barely know us?”“Well, sir ... you remind me of my Dad, who’s on a four-month cruise with my Mom. He recently told me he may be dying. When I first met you, I felt a strong kinship much like my wife has found with your daughter ... and you feel like family. Pardon my tears, sir. I tend to get emotional talking about family. Caroline starts at UOP in the fall, I need someone I can trust to help me, and Jennifer fills that spot, perfectly.”“Now, the last thing I want to do, is to get between. They were both grateful that their kidneys didn't seem to mind the strain.A routine travel day was an eight hour sleep period, and five 3-hour treks of 600 flights each, separated by four 15-minute "cuddle breaks", where Kathy and Matt would relax with each other and pet each other's feet. Fortunately, they had only gotten into Day-X mode once, finding a sink near the end of a tough day's travel.The time they had spent together in their great journey was both extraordinary and very sweet. Kathy.