. turned... to ashes.For his part, Bobby kept coming back bitterly to his father's predictions of pain. Pain before he learned who would be his first ...ove, his first lover, his best friend, and his wife. Was the pain to go on and on, for his whole life?Neither of them slept much during the night, as the uncertainty and stirred emotions went around and around in their heads.The next morning, Bobby got up first. He felt like he hadn't slept at all. He padded downstairs in his tee shirt and boxer. Tall, gray hair, and blue eyes." How do you feel, seeing him?" Happy. He's always been so kind to me." You trust him. You are always truthful with him?" Always," she smiled."Good. As you look at him, you'll see Father Matthew slowly change. He's getting shorter, about my height. His eyes turning gray. Hair, brown." He looks like you," said Pyx."Like a brother," I said."Or a twin." So, you see, me and Father Matthew are a lot alike." Very." Good. Now close your eyes. When I count to three,. "Your move." I softly say, and your attention moves back to the board. I smile inside as you move your pawn, having totally missed my last move. I pause for a moment, seeming to take my time, and even pretend like I am going to move a rook. Then I grab my knight and take your bishop.You groan slightly and shake your head. "Another one for you babe" you say, and start to ease your queen forward.I reach across my body as I try to think about what to move next. As my fingers scratch along where. . First officers on down ... never marry. Captains Must be married.Zo was an excellent conversationalist ... and she was up on current events. With her white gloved hand settled in the crook of my elbow, she guided me between groups of officers and the visiting Congressional Fact-finding mission ... vacationing House and Senate members on junket. (They were looking into bases to close that weren’t in their particular fief. You can’t get much farther away from America than Guam.)Zo ... in her.