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Monday, August 6, 7:30 PM Kansas (5:30 PM same day, L.A.; Tuesday, August 7, 12:30 PM, Tracy Island)

Virgil collapsed onto the couch. Why am I so tired today? It's not like I did any physical work. I guess seeing the old house destroyed affected me more than I thought. He reached for the phone on the coffee table.

Scott was sitting at his father's desk. He picked up the phone on the first ring. "Virgil. What's up?"

"You sound surprised to hear from me."

"I was hoping it was Dad with a report on Mom. They will probably be moving her tomorrow. How did it go at the farm?"

"The house is gone. There wasn't anything left to salvage in the upper part. The basement was untouched. I found your old aviator teddy in one of the boxes. Should I bring it home?"

"You may as well. I could use all the help I can get to keep my spirits up."

"We did find one good thing. There was a momma cat with four kittens in the barn. She'd been hurt, so we took her and her kittens with us. They're at the vet's now; he wanted to keep them overnight."

"What are you going to do with them tomorrow?"

Virgil took a deep breath. "Grandma wants to bring them home with us."

"She never let us have indoor pets when we were kids!"

"She says she has to take something good from the farm. You argue with her."

"No, I'll leave that to Dad."

"Care to bet who wins?"

"No contest. Dad doesn't stand a chance." The two brothers grinned at each other over the vidphone.

"So, where are you staying? And where are Grandma and John?"

"We're in the Regis. So is Heather Kennedy. We met her in the elevator. Grandma and John are in the dining room with her and one of the families we rescued. Their house was totaled."

"That's a lot to have happen in one day." Scott looked glum.

"Davy doesn't think so. Heather was telling us about him before we ran into the family waiting for a table. He's showing everyone his IR identification bracelet. The one we handed out to keep the wheelchairs and other equipment straight. He's telling everyone he's going to be a Thunderbird when he grows up." Virgil grinned. "We should run it by Dad. He sure understands 'never give up'. Unfortunately, his parents might recognize me, so I'm getting room service."

"What suite?"

"Room 1502. A room with two beds and an adjoining sitting room. They were full: we were lucky to get this. Grandma gets one bed, John and I get to share the other." Virgil yawned. "As badly as he snores I probably won't get much sleep tonight."

"You might want to stay up. Ned Cook has moved his yearly IR retrospective to tonight. He's broadcasting from outside Mercy Hospital. He says he's hoping to get an interview with IR's doctor."

Virgil snorted. "Fat chance."

"He also had an interview scheduled with one of the surgeons who worked on her. But that has been firmly squashed."

"Drew wanted to give an interview?"

"They had two surgeons in there working. Actually, there were three. One of them was trying for a career boost. He's not getting it. I guess the hospital administration came down pretty hard on him. Dad said the head of security filled him in about the interview. Dad was about ready to blow up, but Mom calmed him down. She told him, in front of the security lady, that this is why she wanted to come to Mercy General. She knew Drew would handle any problems that came up."

There was a knock on the door and a call of, "Room service."

"Just a sec!" Virgil replied. "There's dinner. Will we be able to see Mom tomorrow?"

"I hope so. Call Dad when you're ready to leave. See you."

"Bye." Virgil hung the phone up and went to get the door and his dinner.

"Nuts!" Scott said as the call ended. "I forgot to ask Virge if he knew why Heather was at the hotel!"

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