.. so very proud of you!" They held each other for some time, sharing the joy of the moment with eachother. The Trish heard the man give a deliberate ...ough to interrupt them. "Ihate to break this up," he said politely, "but there is a pressing issue wemust discuss quickly." Trish forced herself to calm down, and mother and daughter loosened theirembrace. They turned to the man, and listened, still sniffling and crying withjoy, smiles beaming from their lovely female faces. "Normally," continued. "I'm good Daddy," answered Erika. We looked at her then and she said,"One of our Drider Cadets hooked me up." Then in that case you can take the volunteers over to the KittenAcademy to shovel snow. Greg is taking the group to your Momma'sAcademy," he told her."Donnie, until we know how long this storm is going to last I think wemight want to call a few Snow Days," I advised. One of the things I'dalways thought I'd like to do as a student was decide when we shouldhave snow days. Those were. When you and I could be sitting on a park bench, enjoying a soft drink and watching someone else’s kids enjoy their fleeting childhood.’ I only wanted a date. Everyone who is male thinks a date is the world when it’s a short term project. Maybe it can turn into more, but let’s lie like broccoli, and let the future take care of itself. We walked back to our car. There was a breeze. She looked at me standing beside her car. My own car was a few feet beside me. She tossed a paper back romance. By just after two in the morning I decided I would go to bed and just let Kat come home whenever she was ready. Just after I had cleaned my teeth, my phone rang and it was Kat."I'll be home in ten minutes, wait in bed for me," she said and hung up.I did as she asked and waited, naked, on top of the bed, with the lights in the room dimmed slightly. Shortly after, Kat came in and I heard her coming up the stairs and then watched as she entered the room. Even as she stood there, I could tell.