It was a shockingly easy thing to do. She already felt fairly numb and, again, extremely tired. All it took was one lousy Vicodin from her stash, a co...ple of hits of the good stuff she and Macy had been saving for a rainy day and a healthy dose of Brian Eno's Music for Airports from her iPod. After that she just laid herself down on the dingy couch and stared at the ceiling until the numbness overtook her and she finally managed to fall asleep just as the battery died and the music fell. It is unbelievable!" What is?" Ken Carlson asked as he came into the kitchen wearing a bathrobe."This is, darling," Kathy replied, showing him the painting. "What do you think?"While he looked at it and made comments similar to his wife's, Barbara was studying the couple and then softly gasped. Then she asked Kathy and Ken to come with her into the library. Seating Kathy on the same chair Andy had posed in, she asked Ken to take off his bathrobe and positioned him in a manner similar to Jack's. "I've been getting itchy waiting to do something ... anything."We were five minutes early and found a seat some distance from anyone else. It was a weekday morning and the mall had just opened. We didn't have long to wait before our contact arrived."Señor Ricardo?" he asked politely."Yes, and you are Chaco?" Si. May I sit?" Of course. This is Sally Baynes, my assistant."He nodded politely. He was indeed a big man, squeezing himself into the booth we had chosen. By his look, he was mid-to-late. I knew I would not see Dave for at least ten days probably closer to two weeks. I was sad and frustrated both with the upcoming separation, but, also it was my period week. I had given up hope that I would get to hold Dave again before his departure.By Wednesday I was done, YEA, my monthly was over. Then, oh my gosh, to find a time between Dave’s schedule and mine to connect up. Dave was due to leave Friday morning. I did feel guilty here it was Thursday evening and Dave completely unloaded his.