Linda lay in bed, weak and tired from her pregnancy. Her ordeal was almost over according to the doctors. Only a week or so more to go before she coul... expect to enter labor. Between the kicking of the child and the muscle spasms in her stomach, she was ready for the pregnancy to end. When Ed entered the room, she smiled up at him and said, “I’m sorry that you couldn’t attend Leroy’s graduation party.”“Don’t be sorry. He knows why I’m here. He wanted to have the party here, but that wasn’t. For all those reasons I found myself driving toward my sister’s house after work with a knot in my stomach like you wouldn’t believe.Cassy met me at the door and gave me a huge hug. We haven’t seen each other for almost a month and a half and we both feel bad about that. She thanked me for coming but something about the way she’s behaving just didn’t seem right. She had trouble looking me in the eyes and she was blushing. But she tried to act normal as she and Joe rushed around preparing to. On the way I asked about the map andintel papers in his pack. He explained about the places with X's overthem that they were destroyed and no sign of life was there. Then I askedabout the orphanage. "That was the next place my unit was going to checkout before we were ambushed. We were about 2 miles outside of town herewhen they jumped us from the air." He said. "So that's where thosemonsters were going when we found Donny." I said. Puzzled he asked what Imeant. "When we found the little guy. "Sit down and have another cuppa," Maria said."Where's your Dad?" Who knows? I don't travel with Paul. Hey, c'mon! He allows me to drink coffee with the players."I sat down."You never called me," Maria said.I looked around to be certain we couldn't be overheard. "Phone sex isn't my bag," I told her."I'm not just talking about Monday night," she said. "You never called me at all." Yeah, well, this thing isn't going to work, Maria," I said. I guess I was whining a little."Don't knock it, if you.