Epilogue

It had been six weeks since the cicada debacle. It was the weekend again. Gris was at work. A db crawling with maggots and other varieties of carrion insects had been found out in the desert near Henderson and Gil had been called in by the day shift. His jaw had only been unwired for 2 weeks and he was still grouchy. Aaron was visiting with his grandmother in Marina Del Ray and Sara had planned for some quality alone time with Griss.

Luckily, the ramifications of the "we shall never speak of this again" incident had not been so bad. Dr. Irey's wife had reconsidered a divorce and was sporting a new pair of diamond earrings. While Dr. Irey had lost a few patients, several families with children had decided that Dr. Irey was definitely a kid friendly dentist. Dr. Irey had smiled because he knew if you get patients young you can keep them for life. In fact, he had consulted with Gil to set up some small terrariums with insects and other small reptiles that enchanted the kids. The kids got to feed the tarantulas if they behaved and had a good checkup. Dr. Irey had also agreed to repair the damage to Gil's molars and jaw free of charge in return for his life.

Gris had been embarrassed when he had shown up the following Monday with his jaw wired shut. And had not been enamored of his liquid diet. While Sara commiserated with him, he had lost 15 pounds which made her happy. He had also been the beneficiary of some great makeup sex which made them both happy. Of course, tonight she planned his first real meal in weeks. And she had another surprise for him.

At that moment, someone knocked on the door. It was the mailman. "Hello, Mrs. Grissom. Got a certified for you. Where's little Aaron?"

"Visiting his nanna this week. Dr. Grissom & I haven't had some time to ourselves for quite awhile…Thanks Sam." She muttered as she took the rest of the mail from him.

She threw most of the mail on the kitchen island and walked into the living room. She turned over the certified letter. 'It's from Reader's Digest. I wonder' she thought as she ripped open the envelope.

Dear Mrs. Grissom,

While we loved your submission to Life in these United States, we would like to propose something to you. It sounds like you have a very unique and shall we say hilarious married life. We would like for you to write a series of articles for us on your rather unique situation and parenting methods. We did see the piece on your local news station and find your family charming. So if your husband agrees could you perhaps write these articles entitled perhaps "The Care & Feeding of 2 Bug-Obsessed Men"? Enclosed find an advance checks for 2000.00 and contracts for your lawyer to look at and for you and your husband to sign. If you decide that you can't just send everything back in the enclosed registered envelope. Waiting to hear from you.

Sincerely,

Mr.

Managing Editor

Reader's Digest

Sara started laughing. "This is too much….but it will give me something to do while I'm on leave….Gil always said that boys ran in his family…." She smiled as she softly patted her abdomen and went to the couch to wait for her husband's welcome home…

Finis