We had a beautiful few days without Jackson, although I admit to missing the little booger. My day just isn’t complete without him asking me silly and random questions.

”I remember the other day he asked me a question, I don’t think I told you this but I was doing laundry and he picked up my bra and examined it. And with a serious and inquisitive look he asked, B, why are boobies so squishy?”

”Oh my God,” she said and laughed, ”you didn’t tell me that!”

”Yeah, so I stood there, and for a moment I had no idea what to tell him.”

”So what did you come up with?”

”I said to him, well buddy, God made them squishy so that your head had a comfortable place to rest when you momma holds you when you are sad or sick.”

”Good one babe.”

”Yeah, he looked at me, considered my answer and nodded.”

After getting some errands done and housework completed, we had some dinner and watched a movie. I mused over the idea of building a second story master suite. And Tina talked about our life together, our future. I smiled at how detailed it was.

We then spent nearly the next twelve hours in bed. Making love and talking. She talked about the wedding and honeymoon ideas. It would be winter, so somewhere warm would be nice, but I had plans to take her to Paris. Cuddling, in a beautiful Paris suite after walking around the beautiful city on a chilly night. That sounded perfect to me.

The next day Tina and I reluctantly went into work. Tina had a long weekend ahead of her before school started. And I had meetings with contractors and medical board members about our Sports Medicine practice. Dana and I showed them around, and we helped them visualize where things would be. We had everything ordered. It would only be a matter of time before I had my doctorate and we’d be open shortly after.

We had sat down for a meeting, going over budgets and equipment and I got a call on my phone. I stared at the number and I did not recognize it. Tina had already called me on her lunch break, but something inside me told me to answer.