We engaged in some small talk, with me circling the question of who the boy was he had been with on the dance floor. Tom seemed not to have thought I ...as asking for any specific purpose when I mentioned the boy. In fact, I think he might have thought it was jealousy that made me mention it and it made him even more interested in going with me. Little did he know that the boy was of more interest to me than Tom was. Tom was sixteen. The boy had to be younger. I wanted younger.“Oh, him? That. After we both swallowed our shares, I said, "It's gonna suck, no pun intended, having to go back to an alarm clock on campus, after the last few days of getting woken up this way." You're the one who chose to go to school in Baltimore," she replied, snuggling into my side, her head on my shoulder.I said, "It was the right decision for me at the time. At least I wasn't so far away that I couldn't make it home for this holiday. Look, we could play 'what if' scenarios forever with this situation. Danielle runs up to her and gives her a hug. “You two go inside and get caught up. Ronnie and I will unload the vehicle.” Danielle and Rosie head inside and I help Ronnie unload. “Dude, I’m so excited you guys are here. It gets kinda boring with just the two of us.”“I’m excited too dude,” Ronnie responds. “We miss the kids but we couldn’t be stuck in the house.” We finish unpacking and head inside with the wives.“So, now. Roger said he would be interviewing candidates for the two sales positions that week. Cliff was pleased with Roger’s take charges attitude. Roger was grateful for the opportunity and he again promised Cliff that he would not let him down. Cliff reminded Roger to call him if he needed help. Cliff then called the Chicago office and spoke with Barb. He told Barb that he would be back in the office on Tuesday afternoon. He could have flown back to Chicago Monday evening but he wanted to spend.