Well - have lots to post and all of it good news.

She did call me again on Friday night and we talked for almost an hour. I told her about making my reservations for the Bed and Breakfast and described the room I had and she had remembered the room from last time we went. While she again stated that she did not feel ready to go she said that I almost had her talked into going. I told her I was not counting on her going and was just going to go and relax by myself. But, I did tell her that if she wanted to go but was uncomfortable about possible ML, I said that we could go and I would not do anything I would be a good little boy - no pressure - I could tell that she took it in but she did not say anything about that. It is 3 weeks away yet and she may change her mind.

Since she was leaving on her sister cruise trip tomorrow morning just after 8 she asked me if I was coming over to say goodby. I said if she wanted me to I would. She said she would love to have me come over. I asked her what time and she hesitated and I suggested 4am. She laughed and said she was actually thing about 4am but that he did not think she would be awake by then. After a few minutes she suggested 6am. I said that would be fine but asked her if she would be awake by then either. She did not say anything so I said that if she was not up by then I would wake sleeping beauty with a kiss and she said OK and asked if I wanted her to leave the front door unlooked or If I was going to come in through the garage. (I still know the combination to the garage door opener and can get in that way - she did not want to chage the code) In all that was three phone calls from her, one IM from her and one phone call from me to her at her request.

Well I came over to her house Saturday at 6 to say goodbye. Got there and let the dog out for a few then went to her bedroom and she was still in bed with the lights off - gave her a big hug and kiss and she really hugged me back. Did that for several minutes. She had to get up so I went to kitchen to fix coffee. I noticed that the label she had put on the coffee maker lid last year that said “I love you, Darling” was still there. I started the coffee and went back to her bedroom and we did some more hugging and kissing then went to living room to sit down on the couch. I made her a cup of coffee and we sat and talked some. After the first cup she said she needed to take a shower so I fixed her breakfast and had it ready when she finished her shower. While eating breakfast she was looking at me and smiling when her face kinda went to a sad look. I asked her what she was thinking and she said “oh, nothing”, but after a second said “really, I miss you too.” I didn’t say anything but just leaned over and gave her a big hug. — After breakfast she had to do her makeup. While she was putting on her face I gave her a neck and back rub. She put her hair in a pony tail so I could get to her neck better. While she was doing her makeup and I was rubbing her neck, we were talking about the cruise and the fact that I was not going and somehow the topic came up of the rest of the sisters taking their husbands. She stated that she was thinking that in 2005 for the sisters trip each sister could bring the extended family. And in listing everyone that would go she included my daughters and their families. When I previously suggested that she and I might go out for the weekends in the future, she would respond that that might be possible. But this is the first time she indicated on her own that we would be together in the future.

After makeup I helped her finish packing and carried luggage down stairs and we got a soft drink and sat down in some lawn chairs and waited for her sister to come. When sis arrived we loaded van and then, in front of sis, she gave me a big hug and a kiss ( not a peck but a good kiss) I was surprised at the hug and kiss in that she did not want to me to do that in front of son last weekend. But then I remembered that just after I got there Saturday morning she said that she forgot to tell her sister that I would be there when sister came but that would be OK in that sis would be real happy that I was there. Maybe sis is on my side in this? Anyway, she sure did not seem to mind kissing me and hugging me in front of sis.

They left and I got to work cleaning out the rest of my stuff. Around 1:30 she called me on the Cell to say they had picked up other sisters and were on the way down, but she had forgot to get the itinerary for the cruise ship and wanted to know if I would find it in her office and fax it to her later that night. We only talked for a few minutes but she seemed happy to be talking to me

She called me again later that night and when I answered the phone she said “Hi, Darling”, and asked how I was. I said much better after hearing her say Hi. (This was the second time she called me Darling since the Bomb- the first was when I took her coffee on the first Sunday morning after the final order - I was wondering if that was a fluke or slip up but now that she said it again. (+) . I said I had the itinerary and she gave me the fax number. She then stated that If I behaved myself I could sleep in her bed instead of the guest bed. I asked her who I would misbehave myself with and she said Buster. I said he was a boy and we laughed . She said she was on the balcony of the motel looking at the ocean and all the whitecaps and I said I was envious and wish I were there too. She said she did too. We talked for several minutes and she said she would call me in the morning

Sunday morning she called just before 9 and said she was on the way from the motel to the ship. No “Darling” but she seemed eager to tell me she had laryngitis. She really did not have to tell me that as I could hear it. She could hardly talk and she said it was tiring to try to talk. She seemed happy though. I told her I did sleep in her bed and I did behave myself. She called again about 12:45 and said she was getting ready to get on the ship and just wanted to say bye. I wished her a good time and said I would take care of puppy and see her when she got back. I hope she really has lots of fun and that she really misses me. I am looking forward to Thursday.


ODGA