”After a short rest, we got out of bed and I took a quick shower to rinse off. Jack helped me change the bedsheets and I took them into the laundry....We met in the kitchen. Jack hung out in the nude and I was only wearing a thong. We poured coffee and looked out on the garden. The sun was brilliant and warm as we stepped out on the deck and followed the path through the garden.“Do you think anyone can see us?” I asked as we stepped through the garden like Adam and Eve.Jack looked about and said,. What started out as a short story became two very long books and two short stories.Somewhere in there, I decided to retire. That lasted about two weeks, my company had needs for someone on the road, and I could use the money, so back at it on a supposedly part-time basis.By the end of the year, I was paying my social security out in taxes. Silly me.So I retired again, for real this time, I thought.Then I had a late-night snack of sauerkraut on chocolate ice cream. Not really but I have to blame. Before I could move, Kip was climbing the rock formation of the shower, up to a small ledge.“She’s alive,” he announced. “Can you do your thing from there, or should I bring her down?”“Hold still,” I told him. I was already doing ‘my thing’ which was to scan her for injuries such as internal bleeding or broken bones. But, thankfully, all I found were some scratches, some bruising, and a particularly bad scrape running down the back of her right leg. There was also a nasty bump on her head, just. He tapped on the door next to the kitchen and Maria opened it wearing just a sheer night dress. “Yes Tom?”“I spoke to Kinda and he feels the same way about you. I gave him permission to court my daughter. I also told him how Mary and I communicate with you well so if you are ever struggling to understand each other please let us help. He told me that he didn’t want his wife back but may go to let his son know that his father still loved and cared for him.”“He has told me the same thing. Razin.