We got back to her dorm and I opened the car door for her. I made sure not to show an iota of disappointment. It was hard not to smile as I looked at ...er through more clinical eyes.As she headed towards her building entrance, she turned and looked at me.“No goodnight kisses?” she asked. I pretended to be surprised.“I didn’t know you did that,” I smirked. “You didn’t kiss Ed goodnight.”“Again, with fucking Ed,” she spat. “Ed ... Ed ... Ed! Are you guys joined at the brain? We are not naming our. Pramila stood speechless as she hung up the phone. “Is Neelum gone nuts? Is she joking? Is she really fucking her husband’s friend?” She was pondering on these questions when she heard a soft knock at her bedroom door. “Come in.” Her father-in-law walked in slowly. “Suprabhat (Good morning) Uncle,” Pramila said straightening her dress. “I have something important to discuss,” Hameed said in a grave tone. “What is it? What’s the matter?” Pramila said observing his stern face. “I accidentally. "Look, you take Elspeth home. We'll wait in the social area until Marcus gets here." What about Lorraine?" Elspeth asked."I'll hang with them until Marcus gets here," Lorraine offered."Fuck it, we'll wait with you." Briana sighed. "I... well, if he comes out looking for you, I want to be here." They all knew that 'he' meant Connor."Is there any chance of you putting the hockey stick away, though?" Elspeth caught the end of it as Briana waved it around, punctuating her speech."Alright, fine,". We slept in our flight. I was in one flight and Cynthia was in the other. So much for our wild, passionate love making. Squeaker was in my flight so we snuggled together. We both missed our mates!Days two and three were copies of day one: MRE breakfast, Tai Chi, class, fly, Tai Chi, class, fly, MRE lunch, Tai Chi, class, fly, Tai Chi, class, fly, MRE dinner, Kung Fu, sleep.We did not fly back to Sonoma County until Thursday morning. I said, "Squeaker I need a good steak. She disappeared then.