I picked it up and answered it. It was the baby-sitter wanting to know when Jasmine would be home. "I'm with her. It will be an hour before we get the...e. Will that be too late for you?" No, Mr. James. She just has never been this late before." I had seen the women peek out while I was talking on the phone."What are you going to do?" Kent was getting worried now."I'm taking all of their things. Clothes, phones, money and everything. I imagine if they call the hotel management they might furnish. She seemed to be doing a lot better when we ate lunch. Both of us felt weird sitting there without Bev.She showed up just before 3:00. She and Vicky had matching grades only Bev's B was because her Art teacher was out to get her and Vick's was because she didn't like Math. An hour later we all drove over to the high school for my graduation.My family just glowed with pride. All three of my women were beautiful. Even Dad looked good in his suit and tie.There were a bunch of rows of chairs in the. Oh, by the way, my name is Evan, Evan Douglas and I changed too. Going from a short, pudgy little guy to a tall and lanky one. Charlie played volleyball and was on the school’s swimming team. I was on the cross-country and track teams. I never missed a volleyball game or swim meet and she came to all of my cross-country and track meets. We did everything together, movies, dances, picnics, everything. Charlie and I were inseparable right up to last semester of our senior year. It wasn’t a. ”“Are you sure?” Will asked. It was rare that he questioned her like that.“Yes,” she said firmly. “I definitely see them.”“I wanted to be sure my eyes weren’t playing tricks on me. At this distance it’s hard to tell for sure,” Will said. He took the glass back for one last look and then collapsed it. “Too dark now for anything else, but that was the important thing. Thank you.”“Why is it important?” Jack asked, looking up at the Kestrel’s own ladders.“Because this kind of ship usually doesn’t.