” She said.Dave piped up. “Your Mom went upstairs when Adrian got here.” He actually blushed when he said it.Char laughed and she looked at me a...d said with a knowing wink. “Well, that makes sense. You know Mom.”She turned and got back to business. I had to see what was so special about Adrian, so I walked up the stairs and down the hall to the closed door of our master suite. I heard moaning from inside and knowing I didn’t need to knock, I quietly opened it and peeked in. Suzanne was on the. I do have to watch out for Dean Parker, though.”“It’s not likely she’s going to have anything to hang on you, right? Just follow the rules. That’s your nature, anyway.”“Four years of her gunning for the department? Ugh. Did you decide on August for sure?”“Yes. Dad already talked to both Purdue and Taft. Because of the accident, Purdue refunded everything except my application fee. And I’m admitted to Taft for next Fall.”“I’m glad,” I said.“Me, too. I just wish...”“I know. I love you Jos. I. Most of the offices are within a two hundred-mile radius and since Carol doesn't like to be away from home she usually drives home every night from these visits. I asked her once why she just didn't lump six or seven of the offices in a group and then just go from one to another spending a night in a motel along the route. I figured she could save herself at least three days of travel time a month if she did it that way. She said that she found it too hard to sleep in a strange bed so she would. Not very crowded, but reporters are vigorous jostlers. The first arrivals had gathered at the edge facing me, and now there were enough people to have a couple of rows behind them. People at the back were pushing forward, which the people at the front thought was REALLY bad. They'd already tested the area beyond the edge-indicating line of small lights, and they knew there was no floor there. The front row were starting to get terrified, and they were screaming at the people behind them to stop.