Allie’s face lit up when she saw her brother come in.“Alex! How did your date go?”Alex walked over to the bed and kissed Allie deeply. He broke ...he kiss and said, “I love you so much, Allie.”“I love you too, Alex. What do you have hidden behind your back?”“I felt a little bad going out with Beth so I thought I’d get you a little present to let you know I was thinking about you.”“Oh, Alex, you didn’t have to. You’re so sweet.” Alex took the sundae out from behind his back and gave it to Allie.. When my wife and I got married, it was the second marriage for both of us. It was for this reason we had a small ceremony, only parents and kids attended. We had a big reception for friends, but that is another story. My wife's parents divorced when she was young and her mom remarried to a man who was 20 years older than her with two boys of his own. They were several years older than my wife so when we married they had moved away from the state and did not attend the wedding. A few years. "Oh, it's okay," she lied.She accepted the cup of coffee I offered and sat down at the kitchen table. I poured myself a cup and sat down across from her. We drank our coffee without any more words."Do you swim? I mean, the old Michael couldn't swim very well. But if you do, the pool is ready, and you could still get in your work out," she suggested, breaking the silence.I guess that was her subtle way of reminding me of our conversation from Friday night, when she overheard me trying to explain. " Okay, I've heard of the White Sox. When I was growing up there was a neighbor of ours who was a White Sox fan." Most people seem to be Cubs fans." He shrugged. "That's just the way it is." Yeah, I have an uncle who lives in Rockford, and he's a Cubs fan. He wears the hat everywhere he goes. I can't picture him without it." We joke that we're the Second City's Second Team. It does get a little old after a while, though." So Triple-A is a minor league?"He nodded. "It's the top of the minor.