That is especially true given what you and Adam delivered last summer. Why don't I fly up on Friday, and pick up Adam. We can then drive up to the sch...ol. I can have my company pay for the trip, and as a bonus, I can see my daughter." Make the flight an early one, because I don't like to wait too long for you to take me to dinner." The food is always good when I come by the school." It's always better when parents are here, and repetitious when they're not." Alright, I'll take off to make it in. " She had me put it on to make sure it fit and shewas right, it was cute.After loading my haul into the the car we got in, making sure to tuck mydress under me and step in like mom had taught me, knees together, handsin my lap. She was watching me. "Very good, you're getting the hang ofit."It was an hour drive home, mom says to me. "So what are you thinking?" Nothing and everything i guess. Wondering how dad and Mike are going toreact to seeing me. Thinking about that older lady in the store,. The four men and three women of the seven-member vanguard quickly moved into the area with their stun guns at the ready. Strapped to their backs were traditional automatic weapons. Jack and Gunny would only trust non-lethal means so far.Only seven words had been spoken since the first light bolt hit the tower guard. The highly trained team knew each other's thoughts at the same time. They drilled for every conceivable scenario. They were still not prepared for the next element of the. Preston returned a few minutes later, and for some reason he made a point of showing Tara his wallet. "Yep, here it is," he said, grinning sheepishly. Tara wondered what Preston had really been up to, but decided against starting an argument on their first day in the new town.After lunch, the couple crossed the dirt street to the real estate office. The street wasn't at all dusty, but packed firm, and Preston explained that a steamroller compacted the surface once a week to keep the dust down.