Me and Carla are big girls, we’ll be fine. It’s not like we haven’t done this before! You go out hunting or fishing with your friends every year...and we are fine.“Just go out and have a good time. Bring us back some game meat, O great and mighty hunter, to feed your tribe!” she giggled.“Okay, okay, smart-ass ... I get it!” he said, kissing her forehead again. He picked up his rifle and left on his trip. Darlene turned around and looked at the empty room behind her. She smiled to herself.Finally!. Here in a small southern Pennsylvania town, she would be meeting Aaron’s parents, Thomas and Edna Williams and his sister, Casey, for the first time. She who had met European elite as Robin’s wife now trembled as she waited. Aaron and she got married less than a month ago. He promised he would when the war ended and he kept his word. They waited until the end of June as the Army wanted a little more from him. He had enough points so it wasn’t a problem plus it was easy to get the right papers. She’d applied to be roomed with student from a small southern city, liking the pleasant appearance of the short-haired brunette from her photo on the college’s restricted website and their shared interests of reading, tennis, ice-hockey, skiing, movies and theater. Her name was Thelma White and their birthdays were a day apart. When Veronica’s request was posted Thelma had called her. They had a long chat and Thelma advised she’d be endorsing the request. Their preference was granted. No one. . Shhh ... Julie please tell me. New Holland?" I whispered in her ear.Julie choked back a sob and finally said, "No. Ne ... Nebraska."I collapsed backwards against the couch. I hugged Julie to me automatically. Nebraska! Suddenly my life plans were collapsing. Get recruited by a big college football program. Go to that college with Julie. Get an education together. If things went well, maybe I could get into the NFL. Marry Julie after college was done. When football was over I'd start my.