with our project out of the way we got to know each other a bit more , and i found that we have a lot more in common than i thought . well be back at my house in five . are you sitting down , my boy ? she headed toward the path between the pine trees that would take her back to his car . she tried to focus on what the others were saying . and that , young lady , is your issue . he was unusually quiet , but he was probably keeping an ear on his kids . 