She looked at Officer Grant who said, "I passed it on."Jen called Major Ashley "I want her personal things out of her clothes and brought here now, as...well as her shoes".Five minutes later they were handed to Jen at the door. "I have a travel bag in back seat of the truck and an extra uniform, can you have one of the girls get them for me?" I asked."The streets are still closed, only police are allowed," she said as she handed my truck key to Grant who left immediately."Please tell me what. I expect to be buried inside for a few days at least.We're not going to be able to keep the whole house warm, so Agatha and I are going to move our mattress into the living room in front of the fire for the three of us. We have centuries of family quilts to keep us all warm.On Monday, Katherine beat me to the shower. She dodged naked across the hallway with her towel dangling from her finger and winked at me standing there with my own towel around my waist."Sorry, Daddy," she said as she went. I awoke to find light coming through the windows and the plane touching down. Brett didn’t once let go of my hand until we'd reclaimed our baggage.Once through the customs I heard a voice squeak “Brett” I was sort of glad we weren’t holding hands anymore, there was a group, and looked like his family had come to meet him.He turned to me, “I want to see you again.” The voice called out to him again and a small blonde waved furiously trying to get his attention.“Yes.” I felt a bit numb and gave. I feel weak, feeble, like an aged, dying prude. Hachi lowers my body to her bosom, once again cradling my head as she holds me in her lap. Strangely enough, her body seems to have warmed up, and I can feel my strength beginning to return the longer I stay in her embrace.A momentary flare of panic erupts inside of me when I feel her pulling back to rest upon her haunches. The desire to stay with her, feel her, be with her, have poisoned my mind, and my hands reach out needily to hold onto.