"Sure. Lead the way."The stuffed animal was the first thing he noticed. Orange, almost to the point of glowing, it floated in the vicinity of her bed....It obviously had been well loved over the years, something he could appreciate. He still had his own Teddy, back at home, much of its fur gone. His mother had even, long ago, given it two open squeaker operations...The thought of his mother sobered him.Still not covering herself, Rinda moved over to the desk, and the various spiral notebooks. ”“What did you see?”“Your classmates were married when Susie’s father learned that Duke had knocked her up.”“Yeah. That much I already knew. What are they doing now?”“Susie is a single mother with three children. She works as a waitress at a diner on Route 7 and pulls an occasional train to make ends meet.”“What about Duke?”“He is doing 5 to 10 at an upstate institute for boosting a load of condoms. He never recovered from blowing out his knee on the first play of his professional. Her mother was so impressed by Susan's example that she stripped off her clothes and joined her on a lounge chair while her father leafed through the mail. "So, how was your day?" her mother asked as she settled in."Alles ist in Ordnung," Susan told her. "I think all of the hoops have been jumped through, so I'm a college student now." Well, at least we get a year before we go back to being empty nesters," her mother sighed. "I had a year of it when you were in Germany, and it got a little. " You should probably stay here until his criminal case is over." You think? A day or two?" Maybe more. You can't be too careful." No. Can't be too careful. What, exactly were you talking about with my little princess?" Stuff. Student – teacher stuff. Sort of confidential." Uh huh." She stood and pushed her chair back, took her plate to the sink and then turned to face me. She stepped close to me and pulled me down for a kiss. A real one. Not a peck on the cheek. I put my arms around her and.