” Both of them said, “Thanks Mom and Dad”.I looked at the clock and it was 6:46 and the school office opens at 7:15. I gave my husband a big hug...and kiss. Then Bailey gave Dad a kiss and Zach told Dad, “I love you and thanks” and Bailey said, “Thanks Dad”. He said, “Your welcome, I just hope you all know what you’re getting into”. We all left for the short drive to school.In the car, both of the kids were talking to each other, but what they were talking about was school stuff and friends.I. ”“Yes. It’s sad.” I squeezed her hand. Then I kissed her forehead. With the kiss, she gasped slightly, and the scent intensified.Not long, now.We kept walking. My wife, she stared up, squinted, pointed. “How ’bout that?”“The Sun,” I said. “It’s called the Sun.”“Warm,” she said. “Sun feels warm. And good.” She closed her eyes and smiled. I couldn’t help it. I smiled, too. She looked so peaceful. Happy. Beatific. Then I noticed that, from her closed eyes, a trickle of tears streamed out. Light. The rock field had a slope of around twenty-five degrees, and the recording initially showed Tika crouched behind a six-foot high boulder, looking upslope by edging her screen around the side of it. Tira zoomed upslope, and focused on three barely-visible stone martens engaged in some unidentifiable activity atop a flat-topped rock. She zoomed back downslope, where Tika was now lying on her belly and looking around the base of the boulder with her own eyes. She watched the stone martens for a. Lately I had become suspicious about these so called fishing trips and was wondering if there was something more to them. It crossed my mind on more than one occasion that maybe Jason was cheating on me and this time, when he said he wanted to go away for a week, I put my foot down and insisted on coming along. In hindsight I think I was suspicious about Jason because of a guilty conscience. I had screwed around on him quite a few times. My job takes me away to conferences and seminars fairly.