Once I was back at the office, I tried to keep my mind off my personal life by drawing up and double checking up some financials for a bid Daddy was s...bmitting on a huge DoD project. It would really help our bottom line. We were in good shape, but there is nothing wrong with more gravy. Ever. That was something Grampa used to say as he beat me at horseshoes. Soundly, every time. He passed away before I got good at it. Damn it. I miss him. My father is definitely a chip off that old block.. She was home where she belonged. The only thing missing was… Even with her eyes shut, the blinding glare from the naked light bulb swinging from the ceiling caused Kaitlin to wince. She slowly cracked her lids giving her a blurry view of the brick layer basement she called a home. Her heart began to race for she knew that when the light is on, company is soon to follow. A glow encased her as she stared up at the outlined door at the peak of the wooden staircase. A smile began to break across. "Get the big one flying -- we may need it!" I yelled back, totally forgetting that we had direct communication in the excitement."Where... ?" Rachel asked, fishing the transporter case out of the Escalade."Alisha!"Red was crouched over her when I got there. "It's bad. Seconds." Alisha?" S-scott?" She was shocky."Alisha, Honey, I lied. I have two slots. Will you be my concubine?" I asked quietly.I think she burned two useless seconds processing the part about me lying, then, "Yes ... I don't. As mom and dad used to come by 9 in the night, we spent our time talking about college and some rubbish about politics environment till we had the company of my parents.We had dinner after that. It was decided that my mom and sister would sleep in one room and my dad and me in another.After everyone fell asleep, I was in the hall’s balcony talking to my girlfriend, who was off to Madhya Pradesh, her home for the vacations.Versha: Meri yaad aati hai?Cenu: Aaj kal to zyada hi aa rahi hai. 3 hafte.