As soon as she saw him she struggled to get on her knees, a bit stiffly after sitting for so long in lotus. He bent over her and kissed her lips. He o...ened a bottle of wine and sat beside her. She remained kneeling. They drank the wine. They did not speak for a long time, there was no need. All that needed to be said had been said, nothing could change the future that loomed in front of them, less than two days away. Only the here and now mattered.Her hand moved from her thighs, creeping. "Mom got a bit of a look of concern. "However, did I hear her say she hasn't been home for three days? I take it she's been here." Yeah," I admitted. "She has been calling home." So they know where she is." Yeah," I said."We really don't mind, as long as her family doesn't. You're a big boy. She is crazy about you, you know," Mom grinned at me."The feeling's kind of mutual," I grinned right back. Just then, Maggie emerged back in the room."We were just telling Chuck how perfect you are for each. I used the on screen help to set the new maintenance times and when the last maintenance was completed. I needed the manual for this tractor because there were a couple of items that I didn't recognize and understand.I shut the tractor off, turned the steamer and water supply on, and had a drink of water while waiting. I finished with this tractor in about another half hour and was amazed at how new the machine was. I let it air dry while I coiled the steamer hose and drained all the water from. It's too damn depressing this close to the base. I think we both need to forget, even for just one night."Again, that sounded worse than it was, but Mac just looked away and composed himself.Pushing away from the bar with his good hand, Jethro followed Mac out onto the street. He quickly checked around them to make sure that they weren't being followed or that there wasn't a hidden danger that he could possibly prevent. Before the bombings, he'd gotten used to the constant vigilance of being a.