One mom in particular seemed to be rather friendly whenever we saw each other. Sandy's mom Judy would sit next to me at the games and would hang next ...o me at the after game parties.It took me with my dense brain a couple of weeks to suspect that she really liked me. What finally put the frosting on the cake was when Sandy took me aside and confided to me that her mother was hopping I would call her to ask her out. When I mentioned this to Kim her response was "Sheeze dad, it sure took you long. Mayday...” the pilot of the small jet said in a controlled voice as he struggled with the controls of the crippled aircraft. “This is Gotham Air Two-Zero-Niner declaring an emergency!”Those simple words brought fear to the heart of Jim Lee. In all his twelve years of flying, including almost a hundred combat missions during the Gulf War, he’d never had to declare an emergency. Three minutes ago, just as he’d made the leisurely turn that would line his plane up for the approach into Washington’s. ‘I think I’ll try to grab some sleep,’ Olan said, rubbing his aching shoulder. ‘Good idea,’ agreed Niko, following Brick. Niko sat in the copilot’s seat, strapping himself in while Brick ignited the engines. Something about the big man’s demeanor was unsettling. He just didn’t seem to be his usual gruff self. Once airborne, Brick threw off his seatbelt, tearing at his blood-spattered shirt until he had it off. Wadding it into a ball, he pitched it into the floor of the plane behind his seat.. "I wonder where that leads too Rick?" One of the riders asked as he took a swig from his water bottle. "Fucked if I know Graham I haven't done this track before and when we started riding together for the marathon we have generally stuck to the well used tracks. This one is a bit off our normal route", he replied as he took from his pack a chocolate bar and offered his mate one, who accepted. They were silent for some time till they heard the rattle of tyres over the wooden bridge and then a.