The day Yuri and his daughters arrived happened to be the same day Michael Zbornak and his family departed for a two-year stint in Germany. Dorothy, Kate, her husband Alex, and their baby daughter came to the airport to say good-bye to them.
"I can't believe I won't see you again for two more years!" Kate exclaimed as she hugged Annie Zbornak good-bye.
"I'll keep in touch," Annie promised.
"Be sure and send plenty of pictures!"
"Of course I will!"
Yuri and his daughters arrived just then.
Yuri was completely bald now, and his mustache was gone. As his eyes met those of Dorothy for the first time in nearly thirty years, something inexplicable happened. "We meet again, lovely lady," he said, taking Dorothy's hand and kissing it.
"Hi," Dorothy said. "This is my daughter Kate, my son-in-law Alex, and my granddaughter Hailey."
Yuri grinned, showing his still-perfect teeth. "My daughters, Inna and Zoya." He indicated the two young women who accompanied him. They were both dark-complected with dark hair and eyes like Yuri's. Both girls smiled shyly as they shook hands with the three adults.
"How is your husband?" Yuri asked Dorothy.
"We're divorced."
"I am very sorry."
"How about you? Are you married?"
Yuri shook his head. "I was. My wife, she die in car crash two years ago."
"Oh, I'm sorry!" said Dorothy.
"It is all right. You had son too, yes?"
"Michael. He and his family just left for Germany for two years."
"I know that you will miss them," Yuri said sympathetically.
Dorothy sighed. "I don't want to think about it."
In the meantime, Inna and Zoya were talking to Alex and Kate and making a big fuss over Hailey. The little girl let both young women hold her without crying.
At Yuri's insistence Dorothy accompanied him and his daughter to their motel room. "We have much to catch up on," he told her.
"Yes, I suppose we do," she agreed.