I am already living every guy’s fantasy, with, at last count, eight lovers of a variety of attractiveness, some pretty, some cute, some short [at wh...ch he seemed to have squeezed Heather’s lower cheeks, as she giggled], some taller, some blonde, some brunette, some black-haired.” He glanced among us with a slight smirk and added, “I guess I need a redhead or two. Do you have any candidates?”Heather looked deep into his eyes and responded, “No redheads. We’d never get any loving ... unless. She gladly accepted but protested that I was spoiling her. It only took a few minutes and earned me a little kiss on the cheek when I set the pan down in front of her. Aside from meeting her, that was the high point of my day."I'll take a walk while you wash up." I headed into the wooded area with my axe looking for a particular size and shape of tree to make a crutch. I found exactly the one I wanted, a small aspen that branched in exactly the right places. I cut it down and trimmed it before. ”We made room for her at the table, sat down and Colonel Maggie said, “Jack, I dropped by to tell you your aide is here.” We heard a hell of a noise, I spun around and saw that someone had knocked over all the trays and in a panic tried to pick them up - which added to the noise. Colonel Maggie continued, “Unless I’m mistaken that’s Pvt. Tom now.”Fernando asked, “How does he rank getting an aide?”I watched the ‘Marine’ trying to fix his mess and offered, “Fernando, I will gladly let you take. But she has the potential to be a top skater, and she works very hard at it, so we let her do pretty much whatever she wants with her life.”“Thanks for explaining. I’m always a bit uncomfortable with parents in a situation such as this. Back home, things are, well, different.”“Yes, we know. Håkan’s company sent an advisor to talk to us and she explained a lot. We’ll have some adjustments to make.”“Oh, that’s for sure! Thanks again!”“You’re welcome. Katt’s in her room. Go ahead. Treat the house.