I didn’t think I would ever need her as much as I did at that moment. But that wasn’t possible. She wasn’t here, she would never be here again. ...uddenly, I found myself reaching for my pocket knife. It wasn’t in my pocket and I felt myself panic. I’m sure I looked like a madman, running around my bedroom searching for that damn knife. But it was nowhere that I looked. I was panting, my breath coming in small, short gasps. Leaning against my closet door, I slid down to the floor and sat there,. I saw Anna Netrebko in La Boehme. She’s amazing.”Natalie rolled her eyes and said with a smile, “La Scala?”“No, You Tube. It has music videos other than Tim McGraw and Keith Urban,” Kate deadpanned.Natalie laughed and said, “It does?” And then she asked, “Was there a reason I was taken away from a sink full of greasy pans, or is this just going to be a discussion of the merits of certain opera singers versus certain gods of country music?”Kate smiled. “Natalie if you weren’t so. Mom, being her only living relative felt obligated to go; but was worried about Jack and I being home alone for much of the day while Dad worked. I convinced her that I was certainly capable of taking care of the house and Dad and Jack for two weeks.At graduation, I received several awards for my track accomplishments. My scholarship was announced. What made me feel best of all was the fact that I had graduated in the top ten percent of my class, while holding down a job and participating in. “You’re taking Seamus to the videotaping?”I smiled. “Why not? It’s not like he has school or a job. You can have a day with Riley.”Kelly rolled her eyes at that. “Is that a threat, and if so, to whom? She’s a teenager and I’m just her mother.”“It could have been worse.” Kelly eyed me curiously, and I finished. “You could have had three teenaged boys all at the same time, like my mother!”“God forbid!”“Could you imagine if we had had fraternal twins, one boy and one girl? Think of all the.