Josh wasn't in bed with me. When I ran my hand over the sheet where he'd been, I couldn't feel his body heat. He's been up for a while, I reasoned.I s...retched kicking the sheet away and realized I was feeling wonderful! I probed the townhouse for Josh's presence and found him. He was talking with his sister on the telephone, which didn't surprise me. While she'd been gallivanting around the world, they'd talked most mornings, and the morning talks had become a habit. I'd gleaned this. Jack Sir! We will divide the night evenly between us."I reply, "I'm not a damn Captain and I'm sure not a Sir! I work for a living."Alexi laughs and teases, "Whether you like it or not you are our de facto Captain, Sir!"I was too tired to fight with him so I answer, "I'm headed to bed. Jens it might be nice if you show the twins and Alexi how to operate the alarm system."Present – Jens – Standing watchI yell after Jack, "Sleep well Captain!"He flips me the bird as he and Ivan leave. Liz looks. Things quietly reverted back to the status quo and that’s the way it has stayed. We get a few men here that are Lifestyle Nudists - just like Jack and Susan will be tomorrow - but they are few and far between.”The phrase ‘just like Jack and Susan will be tomorrow’ hit home hard to both Jack and Susan. They quietly turned and looked at each other and blushed again.“Are you still scared about tomorrow?” whispered Jack to Susan.“Are you kidding? I’m getting more terrified by the minute. I’m nearly. For a moment there, Matt lookedstartlingly like the old man now, ready to turn the table over."I can't believe you said that, you son of a bitch." That didn't come out the way I meant it and you know it. I love Sam.She's a beautiful wonderful child, but when she was born, didn't you andPatty do everything you could to fix what was wrong with her? Didn't youconsult every doctor? Try every new and promising therapy? Were you justokay with the birth defects? And when Pat got breast cancer, did.