I…’ and after this I just cried while he held me and told me it would be alright. We were now both reclining on the bed and I was on my right side... with my head on his shoulder, weeping. He stroked his hand down my hair and neck and whispered, ‘It’s okay. It’s going to be fine. Please don’t cry. I love you. I hate to see you so sad.’ Eventually, just his warmth and comforting words calmed me down and I was just sniffling again. I reached for a tissue to blow my nose, but he sensed what I was. Jones I asked you to come in here because looking at your son Wil, we were wondering if he played basketball by chance as we are having to replace a few men that will graduate from school this year. I have players from all over the United States wanting to be on next year’s team. I am trying out folks to try and send them to other schools. Your little brother will be on the team even though he isn’t practicing with the team yet. I presume you and Teddy won’t have any trouble playing on the same. "Well, I will look forward to this little daily walk together. I get to claim the two sexiest young ladies in the school. We, uh, maybe shouldn't be quite so lovey-dovey, though. I don't know what they do to teachers for PDA violations with students."The afternoon at mix day, Claire had used all of her force of personality to get Emily to promise to show up at Claire's house the first day of school. Emily was actually anxious to see Claire again after a week, and they greeted each other with a. ”“Well we fly out tomorrow night. Are you absolutely sure you will be okay by yourself?”“Dad I’m 24, not 12 I’ll be able to survive for a week on my own!”“I’m just making sure I don’t come back to find you’ve burned the house down or something.”“I don’t need you to do everything for me, I can survive without you.”“Fair enough, I’m gonna go upstairs and start putting all the luggage together then.” Simon clapped a hand on Carl shoulder as he walked past. “I love you son.”“For god’s sake Dad!”.