James ignited the fireplace and heard the characteristic 'whoosh' as the match found the gas vapor.The next few hours passed quietly. Mary found the s...ereo and put on some nice holiday music to create a relaxing mood. "Thank you so much for this, Daddy, this place is so beautiful." Honey, I'm glad you like it. I have been looking forward to spending some time with you before you go off to college. I wish I had thought of this years ago," he replied. Mary walked over to her dad and gave his a. So is Michael Kelly. I can'tthink of any other way to say it."Gerry looked up and out the skylight of the loft. He saw a pair of seagulls winging in the afternoon light.After some time, Gerry was ready for the story. His mother had resistedarrest, attempted to stab an officer with a knife and was shot in selfdefense during a prostitution ring conspiracy arrest. That was theofficial report. Sergeant Mike Kelly was killed by a drive by shootingat his wife's funeral two hours later.Gerry was in. " Oh, sure, I know that place some of the kids at school like to eatthere,." So, how are you doin' at school, Kid?" Who are you calling, a kid, I'm older than you?" Fair point, so how is it?"As they finished putting the snack foods away, Jo' answered, "It beatsthe hell out of working for a living. Some parts of it are tough, but notougher than the Corps was o na young man.. The strangest part isdealing with my alleged contemporaries. I look like them and I dresslike them, but I sure don't think. Get off the pad." There's no reason to be rude about it. This will just take a minute."Fifteen minutes of completely inconsequential yack yack later, Four disconnected and Vee tried the Commissioner ... again."Your pad has been busy," the Commissioner said."Mother," Vee said.Gary, being a son, understood. Such interruptions of his very busy life continued to this very day. Mothers want to KNOW and work or job be damned, they want to know now."Did you reassure your secretary?" Vee asked."Yes,.