Just as he had put them behind when he went to college, it seemed they were about to put him behind and move on with their lives. He did not like this... but said nothing. A few weeks later, he told them he would not be home at the Christmas break. He had a job working near the campus and his employer needed him full-time, and if he left to come home he would lose the job. They did not like the idea but did not say anything. For them, it was another reminder that his life was not here anymore, it. We all pitched in and all the family came. I had a feeling family dinners were going to be few and far between now. We enjoyed the day - even the agents got their fill.Monday morning I packed for three days in Argentina; this time was different. I was now the Vice President of the United States, no longer a former Ambassador or the chairperson of the task force, I was somebody important in their eyes. It required pomp and circumstance, fancy state meals and fancy ballroom dancing.No more. When she rounded the corner my previous assumptions were as usual, spot on. Her hair seemed to magnify a set of green eyes that immediately caught my attention. Her body was covered by a workout suit. She was obviously headed for the fitness center. “Great day for a run isn’t it?” I said as she approached. Her gaze shifted from the buttons on her iPod to me and she seemed to pause. I guess this is the time to talk about myself for a minute. You see, constantly traveling from city to city has. Eventually, we got to our destination.My whistle as I looked up at the sleek vessel was lost in the noise of the crowd, but the girls could tell I loved it. The ship wasn't huge, but it was much larger than the shuttle I had expected to take us up to the Sussmann. It didn't look anything like a shuttle, really. It looked more like an old jet fighter plane from the history books. On steroids. Lots and lots of steroids.It had to be at least two hundred meters long, and though I couldn't determine.