"I really appreciate your consideration," I told her, seriously. "We—your mom and I—like to spend time alone together. But we love you two a lot, ...nd really enjoy having you around."Rachael picked it up, "You two are old enough that, though we refer to you as 'kids', we're treating you and thinking of you more as young adults. You still have your childish moments, but they will become fewer."Our 'family' is a very special thing. I don't know if you realize how blessed we are by the way Al and. "Cedric hadn't quite been giving an image of a thoroughbred straining at the barrier but there was no delay as he deployed the pre-programmed scouts."Scouts away, Ma'am"The scouts cleared the hull and sped for the hyper. Cedric followed their progress, established the command link and activated FTL active scan as soon as the first scout translated."Hyper clear, Ma'am." Very good."TJ interjected with the up-date on the Armada,"McCock has taken out the fleet train's task force escort..."Clare. He therefore decided to take a look.A bell rang as he opened the door and stepped into a room smelling of incense and tobacco, and an old lady appeared within seconds."Hello there young man, anything I can help you with" Greeted the old lady with a giant toothless smile, as she slowly moved towards him with small steps."Hello, I assume you are Aunt Katrina" Jack said with a smile.The lady nodded "And you are my first customer today, so can I help you with anything."Jack shook his head, "nah,. I couldn't understand why everyone looked so happy. This was a horrible time. Daddy was dead!After breakfast mother and Eric wandered off together. Then Hanna and Geena left to go upstairs for some reason. I decided to find mother and try to find out what was going on. There was something odd going on and I didn't like it at all!I walked upstairs to go to mother's room and talk about Daddy. We had been so busy yesterday with relatives around that I hadn't been able to tell mother how much I.