‘Careful! Careful. I have not passed on my secrets just yet,’ he scolded in a half whisper. I apologized. ‘I am light with my weakness, now, so ...ake me on your back and carry me. I will not be able to walk or glide here.’ I did so, and we were off. It felt odd to have this old man on my back, and odder still to have him there with such ease. He pointed the direction he wanted me to go, and I went that way. As far as the eye could see, there was light gray ash upon the ground, light and finely. "Remember, Gary, I told you it was very important that our salesperson is responsive to our needs", said Elaine. "I have some needs that require your assistance", she purred, "why don't you go hop into the shower". Gary didn't need any coaxing as her ran for the shower. As he stepped out and dried himself, Elaine walked into the bath. "I'm sorry I don't have a proper robe for you Gary, but here you can wear one of my peignoirs". "Oh, no, I don't need a robe", said Gary, but Elaine. ‘I’m doing ok, it’s kind of hard being so far away from Sara and you.’ ‘We miss having you around Max, are you coming back soon?’ ‘I don’t know baby girl, it’s hard to tell, I hope to have a leave soon, but I really don’t know when.’ We kept talking for a little while, trying to catch up on what we could. I didn’t say anything about Ethan since it was nothing serious and I didn’t want my brother to worry about me from where he was. ‘Look Emma, I have to back there. I miss you ok? Don’t you. So, Pet and his wife had plenty of time to prepare a feast for the occasion. The room had all of 100 seats full and it was close to Pet and Mesa’s restaurant, so they would be able to move the food there easily.John and family showed up at Brien Soule’s home a few minutes after 10:00. Introductions, hugs and handshakes were made, and Brien transported everybody to the hall where the brunch would be served. John’s family was scattered around the table. Brien asked John to lead the party in a.