‘How long is it going to take us to get to this house Stevie?’ I asked. ‘Probably only ten to fifteen minutes Craig… depending on traffic. Why...’ ‘I hit this guy pretty hard and he’s been out for a fair while. Can you swap places with Brian? I need him to take a look at our friend here. It’s not going to do us any good if his brains are too scrambled to be able to question him. Pull over up here Brian and swap with Stevie. Then we need to make a quick side trip to the nearest hardware store. She indicated that Grandpa wasn’t up to walking that far, but she would feed him his lunch and while he was taking his nap we would go there and have our picnic. That sounded great to me. It combined two of my favorite things–exploring and eating–and I waited impatiently for lunch time to finally get there. Shortly before noon, Sue called to me and said she was just about ready. I went back into the kitchen and found Sue and Grandpa there. I was more than a little surprised by what else I. I was always relived to hear that.“I know, it still sucks, you are the only family I have and it just sucks,” I said.“Well, don't worry, I'll be sure to come back in one piece,” Mitch replied.“You better, or there will be extreme hell to pay, you got that?” I asked.“Yes sis, and to make matter worse, Cassandra broke up with me,” Mitch replied.“Why?” I asked.“She thinks we're too close,” Mitch replied.“We're too close? 'Well I know she is your only family but you are too close.'? What the fuck?”. She politely but firmly told you it was time to quit, so you did.The only reason for existence you have had for the past year has been raising the three wonderful daughters Lisa left behind. You try very hard not to let them see you suffer. There have been times you have broken down, but you rally and continue to be there for them. The only thing that has been harder for them than losing their mother has been the declaration of their fucktard of a father that he wanted nothing to do with them.