Dinner was nice. It was good to have everyone together as a family. Charlotte didn’t throw her dinners as often as she used to, so it was good to have everyone under the one roof.

I loved the chatter that filled the room. The laughter and the love of everyone here. Everyone was floating around chatting and drinking coffee.

Another tradition that came with the dinner. Coffee was necessary.

“Bear”. Carter nodded. “Ready for your first patrol?”.

“You didn’t come for coffee”. I ...