As laughable as that notion is, I have known stranger things to happen. I even met an honest politician once, I swear.Just as I was about to play the ...ape, there was a knock at the door. "Dad," Nikki called from the other side. "You respectable in there?" Are you going out again?" I asked, anticipating her request. "You can take my car, but just call the garage before you leave. They'll need to know where your car is."There was a pause before she said, proving that I am a creature of habit,. You skip out to greet him and plant a light kiss on his lips. A fierce hug follows and then he suggests renting a shitload of movies, grabbing some munchies and just vegging for the day. Hours pass and the sun climbs in the sky, somehow throughout the day you creep closer and closer to him. He waits patiently and never once advances on you, he contentedly waits for you to come to him. Soon you are sitting leaned against him, your mouth finds his shoulder and you kiss it lightly. He sits. , "I intended to tell you, and make you part of the process,but this sting I just finished, which was the wrapup to Butch's life'swork, was much more involved than we expected, with implications formany high level officials, so we had to go slowly and carefully..I justwanted to take care of this and then take care of you but I guess I lostcontrol of everything and still figured you could wait... I was wrong."Pause."I'm sorry." Too late!" I shouted."I wish you had died over there! What do I care. ”“Expected me to be dressed different? Like I was the other night?”His eyes lit up. “You mean that dress with the slit? Oh yeah. Now that was hot!” He shrugged as his smile waned. “But, no, of course not. I wasn’t expecting that, but I uh…” He looked directly into her eyes. “I wasn’t expecting the business suit either.”Kara put her arms around Dirk’s neck. Her face was nearly against his. “At least it has a skirt. You know it could have been pants.”“Right.” Dirk swallowed heavily. “So.