Chapter 1
One clear sunny spring morning Sarah Braverman had just showered and had gotten dressed when she raced down the stairs at her parents house in Berkeley and was all ready for the arrival of her boyfriend Adam to come home from the war when she was in the kitchen pouring herself some coffee to go in a to go coffee mug to drink on the way to the airforce base when her mother Camille comes into the kitchen.
"Morning hunnie you're up all bright and early this morning." Camille tells her
"Yes!" Sarah says excitedly
"let me guess you're excited because Adam is coming home today?" Camille wonders
"Yes!" Sarah tells her excitedly
Camille just smiles.
"can you believe it's been like 6 years since I have seen him last?" Sarah wonders excitedly
"I know, I can't believe it!" Camille tells her
"is he ready to come home for a while?" Camille wonders
"I think he's more than ready to come home." Sarah tells her
"what do ya mean hun?" Camille wonders
"I mean I don't think he is going to go back and we are finally going to be able to start our lives together finally." Sarah tells her
"oh, really?" Camille wonders
"Yes!" Sarah tells her excitedly
"you mean like I might be getting that amazing son in law?" Camille wonders
"oh, well I mean yes probably but I'm not uh really I guess expecting a proposal anytime soon it has to be the right time for him and he has to adjust to being back here first." she tells her
"oh." Camille says
"I mean it's fun just dating him ya know just being with him makes me happy." Sarah tells her
"I know...I know." Camille tells her
"you guys have been dating since what like the 7th grade?" Camille wonders
"yeah." Sarah tells her
"he left right after highschool like the night of graduation." Sarah tells her
"I know and I've never seen you so depressed." Camille tells her
"I wasn't that depressed because I knew that's what he wanted to go and do and we had talked a lot about it before he left and I was and am more than proud of him for doing it and serving his..our country." Sarah tells her
"I know and I still can't believe you guys had a relationship while he was gone." Camille tells her
"well we love each other and we are never going to be apart." Sarah tells her
"yeah I know, so what time are you leaving?" Camille wonders
"in a little bit." Sarah tells her
"but he doesn't get here for another few hours." Camille tells her
"I know but I want to be there just in case he comes home early." Sarah tells her
"okay, well I'm making a big dinner." Camile tells her
"as you always do." Sarah tells her
"so lets make this a little welcome home party for him." Camille tells her
"Mom he might and probably is going to be or will be tired." Sarah tells her
Camille just looks at her
"alright fine, okay I'm leaving." Sarah tells her
"okay drive carefully." Camille tells her
"I will." Sarah tells her kissing her cheek grabbing her keys and coffee and leaves for the airforce base