Danny walked down the strip and hopped into his black and yellow Camaro car and drove home. As upset as he was, Danny needed to focus on the road, he didn't want to get in an accident. Danny was glad that he only lived 10 minutes from the casino. As soon as he turned into the garage and parked the car, he felt that shock again. Well, now, it was sadness and pain. Danny felt that when he saw the empty Coors Beer boxes. Danny walked over and picked up a box and fingered it. That was his dad's favorite beer. As long as Danny could remember, his dad drank that beer. Danny laughed as he remembered a story that his dad told him about that beer. See, after Danny's parents, Larry and Leigh Anne were married and had their honeymoon in Mexico where the restaurant served Coors. Apparently, Leigh Anne had never had a Coors and she liked it….a lot. Several Coors…….and three months later, Leigh Anne found out she was pregnant with Danny. So, Larry started a tradition on Danny's 21st birthday; they drank the beer. Danny smiled and then, felt sad. His birthday would never be the same. Despite whatever problems they had, they always made time to celebrate things together. Danny felt tears well up in his eyes but blinked them away. He threw the box to the side and went into the house.

Danny walked into his bathroom and removed his suit, dress shirt, and tie. He stepped into the shower to wash off all the heavy cigarette and cigar smoke from the casino. He stepped into the shower and turned on shower. He just stood there and let the warm water come own his body. For some reason, Danny took a lot of comfort in the water. There was something about the warm water that made him comfortable. He didn't know what it was and he didn't even bother to think about it. Danny looked in the shower mirror and saw that he had developed a five o'clock shadow so he decided to shave. He applied the shaving cream and began to shave. As he was taking a stroke, he cut himself.

"Ow!" he cried in pain, quickly placing a finger over the bleeding cut. Danny absolutely hated cutting himself shaving. As he pressed the cut to stop the bleeding, Danny had a memory. It was a memory that explained why he felt comfort in the water. It was a memory that he never had before.

It was at his childhood home in Las Vegas. It was a modest house located about 10 minutes from the famous Vegas strip with three bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, a nice size backyard, and a nice porch that had a porch swing where Larry and Leigh Anne would sit and look at the horizon. Larry and Leigh Anne were sitting on the porch, holding their newborn baby, Danny. He was just a few days old. The proud parents marveled at the little baby, he was so beautiful and healthy, all ten fingers and ten toes. A cute nose like his daddy, a sweet smile like his mommy. He was simply the most beautiful little baby they had ever seen. And they were so grateful for him.

"I can't believe we have our little baby, here at our home," Leigh Anne said. "It's a miracle, Larry."

Larry smiled warmly and said, "Yes, it is." Larry gently kissed the top of Danny's head and then, kissed Leigh Anne's lips. Then, the two looked down at their son.

"You know, I say we give our son his first bath in his new house," said Larry. "Whatcha say, Mommy?"

Leigh Anne smiled and laughed and said, "I say yes, Daddy."

A few minutes later, after Larry gathered up the bath bubbles and Leigh Anne filled up the little baby tub and checked to make sure the water was warm enough, the parents were about to put their little boy in the tub but Danny didn't want to go in. He began to cry…hard.

"Awwww, my sweet boy, don't cry," smoothed Leigh Anne, placing him against her shoulder. "Awwww don't cry, you poor thing." She rubbed his back and he seemed to ease the crying. However, Danny didn't stop entirely so Leigh Anne said, "Awwww, my little boy, don't worry, it's okay." She went ahead and put Danny in the water. Tenderly, Leigh Anne held her son and Larry cupped the warm water with his hands and gently wet the baby with it. As soon as the water came upon his skin, the baby began to calm down. He cooed and giggled and even smiled. Leigh Anne and Larry breathed a side of relief, happy that baby Danny was calmed.

Danny stood in the shower, letting the warm water come down. Now, he realized why he felt comfort in the water. It had eased his crying and pain. It was a good metaphor for the present situation he was in; he was feeling pain and need his own version warm water to calm him, what he needed was his parents to calm him. And they weren't there. They were….. "Dead," he whispered. As soon as he said that word, the realization that both his mom and dad were gone hit him….hard. Something inside him broke. He turned off the shower and wrapped a towel around his body and sat on the bed and cried. He allowed himself to cry and grieve. He allowed himself to let go of all the pain and sadness that was inside him and cry. He cried for his loss and cried for the fact that his parents, the two people who loved him more than anything were gone. And there was nothing he could do about it.