Aiden and Aaron (the sons of Generals Walsh and Berrill) were angels by imp standards of Alpha Zulu. Yes, they had the unique experience of hanging naked from the base flagpoles on occasion but normally caused few problems and as expected set an example for the imps on base.

 

The Generals at times felt their sons were too innocent and reserved but both the Chaplain and Doc advised them to consider themselves lucky. Most fathers would give their "left nut" to have sons equal to the two you fathers have. (The fact that Aiden and Aaron were madly in love helped them to avoid an immense temptation at times to wreak havoc on the soldiers of Alpha Zulu.) Yes, temptations abounded at Fort Connor for these two imps to express themselves in a less desirable manner and usually the temptation(s) were named: Luke, Daan, John, and/or Melech,

 

Both Aiden and Aaron considered themselves most fortunate to have two such wonderful fathers and never used the "G Card" to intimidate or coerce anyone on base... imp or soldier. The men found these two imps a pleasure to work with and the love between imp and soldier was expressed with far too much vanilla ice cream and homemade hot fudge topping. (Resulting in plenty of extra miles run in P.E.)

 

Our two sons enjoyed having Colonel De as their protector even if they had to share him with four other imps. After completing their high school requirements, both imps were accepted by Harvard and always had a small and inconspicuous security detail as they preferred to "fly under the radar". They really enjoyed the full college experience and had a huge number of fellow students which they called friends.

 

It seemed like a normal day at the "office" for Generals Berrill and Walsh... that was until a knock at their office door found both our Cardinal Chaplin and Doc requesting admittance. Welcoming their good friend to their humble "home away from home"... how can we Generals be of assistance today.

 

Doc was the first to comment to sit down and where do you keep the Scotch. Pouring two "doubles" and handing a glass to each General... it was now the Chaplain who couldn't bring himself to talk. Finally, after a long pause, the Chaplain had to force every word out of his mouth.

 

"Bob, Shawn... there was a shooting on Campus at Harvard and both of your sons were shot. Aaron is in Surgery fighting for his life and I have to inform you Aiden was killed instantly."

 

The four men sat in silence... The Generals from the shocking news they just received and Doc and the Chaplain not knowing what they could do to help their friends through this trauma. Your jet is being fueled and will be ready for takeoff as soon as you reach the airfield. The Command Master Sergeant is selecting your immediate security detail and SecDef has given it military priority for your flight to Boston.

 

POTUS has ordered a full squad of Alpha Zulu to leave for Boston as soon as your flying billboard can be fueled and arrive from Andrews. Until they can reach the hospital, ever man of Alpha Zulu at the Castle will be rotated to provide security. The Castle is on LOCKDOWN until we can determine exactly what happened.

 

Almost immediately, the Command Master Sergeant was on the com advising the Generals their "Go Bags" were loaded onto their jets, their immediate security detail was boarded and we are ready for takeoff as soon as you arrive sirs.

 

The Generals were still in shock when they arrived at the airfield. Few words were spoken on their flight to Boston. Changing out of their BDUs and into their dress uniforms... why wasn't it a surprise to find Gloria Worthington waiting with her limousine and additional security when they deplaned at Logan Airport in Boston.

 

POTUS had a contingent of State and Local police give them a high speed escort to the trauma center. The Chief of Emergency Medicine and the Hospital Administer met them and after escorting them into a conference room offered their condolences at the loss of one of their sons. Aiden was pronounced "dead on arrival" from a gunshot wound to his head. It is doubtful if he even knew what happened. Death would have been instantaneous. Aaron received a "through and through" from a high velocity round which compromised his respiratory system as well as causing a major loss of blood.

 

Aaron was stabilized in their trauma center and then immediately taken to surgery. Our finest surgeons are working as we speak to save his life. The Generals were not overly religious individuals but after thanking the doctors for their briefing ask for directions to the hospital Chapel.

 

As they were kneeling in prayer for the eternal soul of Aiden... Gloria quietly joined them and held their hands as the three prayed for the life of Aaron. "Thy will be done!" None of us know how long we have upon this earth. It wasn't a shock to the three good friends when a glowing white light formed in the Chapel and a beautiful angel by the name of Roger joined them and assured them it wasn't time for Aaron to die. Aiden is in heaven and is at his eternal rest and peace. He knows how much you loved him and will miss him. When it is your time to join him, you will be a loving family again. The bright light slowly faded away as did the vision of Roger.

 

Roger had left three emotionally wrought adults gravely concerned about the fate of Aaron and his battle for life. Roger spoke to Aaron as only a angel can in this circumstance and reminded him of the message given him by his late friend and Pontiff of the Catholic Church: "God will give you the strength to meet every challenge... you only have to turn to him in prayer!"

 

After five nerve wracking hours of waiting for the doctors to complete their surgery and let the fathers know the status of their son... finally the doors of the surgery department opened, and the doctors exited to brief the fathers. When the bullet struck Aaron, even wearing his ballistic armor it did a tremendous amount of damage to his left lung and a number of blood vessels. The bullet missed the spinal cord, but he is young and with a good physical therapy program should be able to have a full and productive life. Our immediate concern is for any bruising that may have been done to the heart just from the impact of the bullet into the chest area.

 

We will keep Aaron sedated and in the Intensive Care Unit for a few days to a week until we are certain any serious complications have passed. When you are ready you can see your son for a few minutes, but he will have no idea you are even in the room. The best advice I can give you is to get some sleep and rest. This is going to be a long ordeal... so you'll need to pace yourselves.

 

Gloria advised the Generals she had the Presidential Suite at the Boston Harbor Hotel reserved and it was spacious enough for the three of them to reside for the duration of this fiasco. SecDef had made arrangements to billet the off duty Alpha Zulu personnel and until further notice all Fort Connor and the Castle soldiers were on 12 hours off, 12 hours on security shifts. In addition, Worthington Security will be providing our protection at the Boston Harbor Hotel.

 

By the time the doctors had finished operating on Aaron, it was getting to be late in the evening. The fathers entered the room of their son and lost control of their emotions. Yes, they both had lost men in battle and it was a risk of being an Army soldier. But this was a young boy with his full life ahead of him. Losing Aiden was traumatic enough but if they lost both of their sons they doubted if they could continue in their military careers.

 

The next morning the Generals body clocks went off precisely at 0500 hours and Gloria was proactive enough to have ordered an urn of hot black coffee to be delivered prior to retiring the previous night. The phone rang in their suite and the hotel manager informed them the Boston Chief of Police was requesting to meet with them. He had a preliminary report on the incident.

 

Authorizing the Chief's admittance, the Generals sat pensively awaiting his arrival. The Chief expressed his regrets at the loss of one of their sons. We have been gathering eyewitness accounts from individuals on campus who witnessed the incident. It appears to be a stupid accident that cost one of your sons his life, the other major injuries and will probably ruin the life of another young man.

 

From what our homicide detectives could ascertain... a student brought a high powered magnum handgun to his dormitory to show off what he had received from his father for his birthday. With no training regarding how to use a handgun, he accidently fired the gun and the bullet exiting the open window of his dormitory killing Aiden and seriously injured Aaron.

 

Our district attorney will probably be seeking the Grand Jury to indict the student on Manslaughter charges which will cost him the next 10+ years in prison and will ruin any chance of having a productive life after his release. If Aaron dies, the young man will probably be facing 20+ years in prison if he accepts a plea deal. If this goes to trial... even with the high powered attorneys his father can afford... the student will be an old man before he sees the light of day.

 

Thanking the Chief of Police for the information... please keep us advised of any new findings. If you haven't yet, you will be receiving a phone call from POTUS wanting a briefing. Now, we need to return to the hospital and see how Aaron is after a night of rest.

 

POTUS was out for blood after he received his briefing from the Boston Police. "What does a teenager need with a 44 magnum pistol with armor piercing rounds in his school dormitory"? POTUS asked for the Judge Advocate General of the Army and the Attorney General to review the information on this shooting and advise what options the federal government had in this situation. The individuals are/were military dependents and the Castle is a military facility.

 

As the Generals started to realize all that was happening, they were shocked at the life this situation had become. Yes, they had lost a son and had another severely injured but this was turning into a WITCH HUNT!

 

In an immediate conversation with POTUS, the Generals requested a video conference with POTUS, the Judge Advocate General of the Army, the Attorney General of the United States, the Prosecuting Attorney for Boston and the Boston Chief of Police. If anyone is hesitant to participate in this video conference both of us fathers will hold an immediate press conference and state our personal feelings of how this situation should be handled and resolved. We can either all work together or they can face the wrath of two distraught fathers who have access to the media of the world.

 

POTUS arranged for the video conference that afternoon and if anyone couldn't clear their schedule, they could have the experience of a one on one with him in the Oval Office. (Why was it no surprise... Everyone was in attendance!)

 

The Generals made it perfectly clear that whether the accused students spends 10 years or 50 years in jail it won't bring back Aiden. We both know our son Aaron well enough that he wouldn't want a "pound of flesh" for an accident. Shawn and I are asking for three renowned psychiatrists to independently assess the young man and then make their feelings known and their recommendations as to a fitting sentence. The punishment should always fit the crime and not the emotions we all are feeling at the moment. And, to make ourselves perfectly clear... if the psychiatrists are in agreement as to the disposition of this disaster and whoever is prosecuting this young man fails to take appropriate considerations... we fathers will be testifying for the defense and against the prosecution.

 

That threat alone should be more than adequate for the defendant and his family to allow for the independent psychiatric evaluations.

 

And, if this hasn't already been done... this young man is to be placed in a protective surrounding and not in the jail general population. We Generals have dealt with too many sexually assaulted and abused children... that isn't a fit punishment for any crime.

 

We urge everyone to take us seriously because one thing our rank and prestige assures us, we never have to threaten... this is just two fathers informing you of the future you might wish to avoid.

 

As the video conference concluded, Gloria entered the room and wrapped her arms around the Generals and told them she could never be prouder of two men in her life. We only wanted justice and not retribution. Although, she doubted if we made many "points" with POTUS today.

 

The Doctors kept Aaron in a medically induced coma for a full week and although neither of us fathers knew of Aaron ever touching a drop of alcohol he sure was "drunk" on the drugs the doctors were administering after being taken out of his induced coma. If it hadn't been such a traumatic event in all of our lives we would have been laughing at the young man.

 

We carefully wrapped our arms around him and assured him we still loved our precious son. We carefully dodged the question of how his brother was... none of us were prepared to face the question and traumatic answer that Aiden was dead. None of us knew how it would affect our family dynamics and Aaron's future.

 

Finally, we knew we couldn't avoid the question any longer and as we sat on each side of Aarons hospital bed, held his hand and assured him we loved him... we gave him the traumatic news that the bullet that went through his body struck Aiden in his head killing him instantly. Immediately, there were three people in tears and I doubt if it said much for the professionalism of us Generals. But today we were fathers and we truly felt and shared the pain our son was feeling.

 

The doctors finally gave Aaron some mild sedation and he went off into slumber land. How Shawn and I wish the doctors would do the same for us. Time to pull out the "big guns" ... asking OPS for an immediate video conference with Doc and our Cardinal Chaplain... we needed professional help and didn't trust anyone else with the future of our precious Aaron.

 

Doc had been keeping current electronically reading the medical reports and physician notes on Aaron's progress. He should be released from the hospital in 7-10 days and just plan on putting him on a med-e-vac to Fort Connor.

 

The hospital had completed the autopsy on Aiden and the medical examiner had signed off on releasing the body and we had it transported to Fort Connor. We asked the Chaplain to select a coffin and price wasn't a consideration. His dress suit is in our quarters and we would appreciate the funeral as soon as we return to Fort Connor. The one last item we fathers needed to do is place our Six Stars on the breast of his suit and we knew POTUS would be placing his Presidential Seal along with it.

 

After the funeral, an honor guard escorted the coffin and pall bears as the casket was placed on Alpha Zulu Actual and flown to Andrews and then to the mortuary for cremations. The honor guard returned with two small urns which were kept in our bedroom and instructions in our wills that one urn would be buried with each of us fathers. Aiden was our first son and we loved him even in death. We just had to be careful not to let this tragedy make us overprotective fathers and ruin the future life of Aaron.

 

We quietly asked Doc and the Chaplain if we started down the road of being over controlling parents to forget about the stars on our shoulders and firmly kick us in our asses. They were smiling far too much as they commented: "With pleasure, Sirs"!

 

Aaron would be watching the funeral from his hospital bed and he was in tears. Survivors Remorse is what Doc called it and I feared we fathers had the same condition. Our staff picked up a lot of our workload as both Shawn and I spent every available hour with Aaron in Medical and especially when Doc started his physical therapy which caused him much discomfort.

 

Aaron was a fighter and his attitude and belief in God is what would help him through this ordeal. Also, some major ass chewing from a little impish angel called Roger when Aaron got too depressed and wondered if he wanted to continue living.

 

Over the next few weeks, Doc weaned him off his IV pain meds and tightly controlled the number of pain medication injections provided by staff. Finally, Aaron could function on oral medications and all of us felt easier about not having a drug addicted son from this trauma.

 

Finally, after months of psychiatric evaluations and negotiations between the defense attorneys and the prosecution... a decision was reached and a truly repentant young man plead guilty to Manslaughter (As a Class C Crime) and was sentenced to 5 years in prison.

 

We fathers spoke for our sons at the sentencing hearing and begged the court to be lenient upon the defendant. We felt the negotiated settlement between the defense and prosecution was the best for all parties and hoped the judge would agree with all parties involved. We also asked the judge to sentence the young man to a minimum security prison close to his parents. The support of his family is what will help him to survive the next five years.

 

Little did we know that Aaron wrote to the young man and told him he had no hatred in his heart. What happened was a stupid mistake and Aaron was certain he was in as much pain over the occurrence as was our family. Your future will be greatly impacted by this one mistake but don't let it ruin your life. What the future holds for you is in the hands of God... only he knows what your future life holds. Pray to God for guidance as I will pray for you and your future. Yes, Aaron was more of a man that we fathers realized. Our "little boy" has grown up and we are and always will be proud of him.

 

Finally, Doc released Aaron from medical and our son respectfully asked us fathers if he could have his old room back till Doc was done being Doc and he could figure out what to do with his life and future. We fathers informed Aaron he could have his room for as long as necessary but there would be RENT! "A hug and kiss to each of your fathers multiple times each week for as long as you are in residence." (A least we fathers felt secure for the moment we wouldn't have to face any morning "INCOMMING" in the near future, at least until he had rehabbed his muscles.)

 

The happiest person to have Aaron back "home" was Adela. She constantly beat Aaron to his bedroom every night and we fathers had to chuckle as Aaron constantly told Adela to "move over" ... "you are hogging the bed". We fathers had to remind our son that Adela bribes easy with the "Doggie Treats" in your nightstand.

 

Aaron only needed a semester of classes to have enough credits to graduate from Harvard. The instructors consented to him taking his classes remotely considering the circumstances. Attendance for graduation would totally be Aaron's decision. Aaron graduated from Harvard with a double major in business and international law. He decided to take a year off of school and then make the decision whether or not to apply to admittance to the Harvard Law program.

 

Yes, we fathers harassed Aaron about loafing around the house but he knew we loved him and wanted him with us so we could help him to face his future. Besides, he had 400+ big brothers he would have to fight to make it to the airstrip to escape. We fathers felt secure about Aaron's future as he voluntarily askede to have PTSD counseling with our Cardinal Chaplain so he could face his "demons". Doc assured us Aaron was weaned off anything medically addictive, so it was now the role of our Chaplain to help Aaron's mind heal. We knew of no one else we would trust with this major part of the healing of our son.

 

Shawn and I were sitting at our desks pondering what project(s) we would attack today to assure ourselves we would have ample time to spend with our son, Aaron. Aaron would never admit it but even as a young adult he needed the love of his fathers to get him through this traumatic moment in his life.

 

Without warning, OPS announced POTUS on a secure video conference call for you two Generals. (Now how is he screwing with our lives?) We were kinda of shocked when POTUS appeared on the big screen with Hikaru and two strangers. POTUS made the introductions commenting we all knew Hikaru and the two men joining us are the British Ambassador to the United States and the Ambassador from Nepal. "How can we be of service today?"

 

Hikaru only smiled and commented the "Imp Mafia" is one of the unknown organizations that has resources through nearly every country in the world. When I heard of the tragic death of Aiden, I knew how traumatized Aaron must be. In discussion with my peer imps, it was made known of a potential solution.

 

POTUS continued, this isn't being dictated but as we have already read the Chaplain and Doc in on this project... I would suggest you chat with them if you have any reservations. They both agree it can't do any harm and definitely has the chance to jump start Aaron back to a normal life.

 

Aaron has built up walls to keep from ever considering losing another friend, especially a protector. I'm certain both of you Generals even as Fathers know he needs the extra protection especially when I tell you the Illuminati were behind the "accident" which caused the death of Aiden. Aiden was just in the wrong place at the wrong time... the intended victim was Aaron!

 

Yes, a fellow student accidentally pulled the trigger but he was simply dupped in a complex plot to getting the firearm on campus for an assassin to use.

 

I don't know how much you Generals retained from your military history classes... but, I'm going to ask the Ambassador from Nepal to give you a brief refresher on their Gurkhas. Even I didn't realize the British military still has a contingent of Gurkhas assigned to the household guard of the Queen.

 

As we received the "Cliff Note" overview of Gurkhas and their history since World War II... it was all too apparent if I was in a lethal combat situation against a Gurkhas or a pack of our Wolf War Dogs, both would end up killing me and I could only hope it would be by our Wolf War Dogs.

 

Of particular importance was a Gurkhas family by the name of Gurung. The grandfather of our Gurkha (Bhanubhakta Gurung) was awarded the Victoria Cross (the British equivalent of our Medal of Honor) in combat resulting in saving the lives of his men and in heroic action that would require a squad of our special forces soldiers. The father of our Ghurkha in serving with the British Military received the British Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for saving the lives of his fellow men in action more unbelievable than what Hollywood could dream possible.

 

Our current member of the Gurung family is named after his grandfather Bhanubhakta Gurung. He will be shortly receiving the Victoria Cross from Her Majesty for heroic actions during a classified mission which unfortunately I can't read you in on the details. Needless to say, the British Victoria Cross is presented with as much review of the actions of the soldier as the Medal of Honor is to members of the United States Military.

 

The British Ministry of Defense has authorized an exchange program between our two countries military at the request of POTUS. With your approval, Bhanubhakta will shortly be assigned to Fort Connor for an indefinite stay to evaluate Fort Connor and Alpha Zulu.

 

Prior to final approval and his assignment to Alpha Zulu, the Queen has requested a private audience with your family to assure herself Aaron is ready to face his demons. Her Majesty is an old pro at putting people at ease and we all can assure you her evaluation will be done with the utmost of consideration for Aaron.

 

Your flying billboard will be ready for takeoff from Andrews 0800 hours tomorrow. The American Ambassador will coordinate with the "Palace" the time for you to be presented to the Queen.

 

For the moment, the assignment for you two Generals is to convince Aaron to get out of his protective shell of Fort Connor and join you on the trip to London. All four of us are available if you have any questions.

 

Asking Hikaru to stay after this meeting had concluded... we had questions for this now Senior Adult Imp and the Regent of Japan.

 

"Time to face the music you little imp matchmaker!" Hikaru lost it in laughter... "I guess you know me all too well." It could be worse; Aaron could fall in love with a subversive intent on destroying Alpha Zulu. Bhanubhakata has been vetted by four governments and their military and intelligence agencies. Even he doesn't know the rationale behind being asked to evaluate Alpha Zulu.

 

Bhanubhakata will be having lunch with the Queen and her Majesty will be personally asking him to accept this assignment. There is no chance of him refusing a royal request.

 

Now, I have a sleeping partner to wake up in a most enjoyable way. I may be older than Aaron or Daiki but I'm far from dead. I'll be available if you have questions but please give me a couple of hours to return from Nirvana after my lover destroys my ass. DISCONNECT!

 

Shawn and I spent the next few hours considering the best way to convince Aaron to join us on our junket to London. Finally, we both smiled as the "light bulb" went off simultaneously in our brains. USE THE "P" CARD! Even Aaron wouldn't refuse a request from POTUS.

 

As we headed off to the Mess to enjoy a fantastic lunch... Aaron joined us with Adela never more than a few feet away from him. As the men started to return to work after lunch, I asked our 1^st Sergeant Chef for a big bowl of vanilla ice cream with three spoons. "Coming right up, Sir."

 

Aaron only frowned at us fathers and asked what he had to do to pay for this delicacy. "Don't blame us, blame POTUS." We are flying to London in the morning for a private lunch with the Queen. Her Majesty has requested you to join us and POTUS has assured the Queen you will be in attendance.

 

You have two choices: #1 Graciously accept the invitation of the Queen or #2 Immediately video conference with POTUS and inform him you are refusing.

 

Aaron admitted option #1 was the better option even if he didn't want to leave the security of Fort Connor. We fathers instructed our son to make certain his go bag was packed and his dark suit was clean and pressed. Also, make certain your six star breast badge and the Presidential Badge of POTUS are affixed. If we Generals have to wear our horrible Ambassador Uniforms... we suggest you SUFFER IN SILENCE!

 

Leaving Adela to clean up the remnants of our ice cream and hot fudge sauce, Aaron went off to complete his assignments and we Generals return to notify our Command Master Sergeant of our leaving on a junket for POTUS in the morning.

 

Asking the Command Master Sergeant to select 50 men to join us as our security detail. After all, we aren't declaring WAR on the British Empire. Even flying into a British military base, the entire base was present wanting to see our flying billboard. We Generals were just "window dressing".

 

The American Ambassador's limousine arrived and with a police escort we made a fast trip to the United States Embassy in London. The Ambassador met with us discretely and advised us of a change in our itinerary. The British Prime Minister would be joining us when we had lunch with the Queen the next day. (They keep this up and the Queen might just as well throw a formal state dinner.)

 

We had prepped Aaron for protocol for meeting the Queen and now we had to throw him a "curve ball" announcing he would also be meeting the Prime Minister. "Just treat him as you would POTUS and you shouldn't have a problem." As Aaron got this evil grin on his face, Shawn and I immediately amended our comment. "Just treat him as you should POTUS in public and you shouldn't have a problem."

 

OK, time for a long hot shower and bed... our bodies haven't adjusted to the change in time zones. We will get you up in plenty of time to prepare in the morning.

 

Considering we would be meeting Her Majesty when our body clocks were telling us it was the middle of the night... we needed to get some sleep or be functioning as Zombies tomorrow.

 

Getting Aaron out of bed in the morning we almost had to ask security for a stick of dynamite. Finally, our reluctant son headed off to the shower and we fathers were so cruel as he walked into the shower, we turned the temperature of the water to ICE COLD! (More than one way to wake up our son.)

 

A sputtering son exited the shower vowing vengeance upon his fathers for this act of family treason. Even we weren't prepared for the Pomp and Circumstance of this royal invitation.

 

As the "State Landau" arrived at the American Embassy, British police provided our escort and protection from the Embassy to Buckingham Palace. We were then met and given a quick "thumb nail" lesson of protocol to meet the queen. Finally, the Marshall of the Diplomatic Corps escorted us to meet with the Queen. Our son was in shock to see two strangers joining the Queen. As the three of us bowed correctly entering the room, the Queen rose and warmly greeted us to her home.

 

Aaron was in shock as the Queen introduced her Prime Minister and a member of her bodyguard Bhanubhakta Gurung. Bhanubhakta is the reason I have asked to meet with you today. He is the head of the Gurkha contingency which still provides protection for the Royal Family. We are asking you to allow him to return with you to Fort Connor and evaluate Alpha Zulu to see how we can improve both our military special forces and our royal security.

 

Turning to Aaron, the Queen expressed her sincere sympathy at the loss of his brother. It is for this reason I asked to have you join your fathers today. I need assurance this will not present any difficulty for you. Without your approval, this request will be withdrawn.

 

Aaron was in shock at the comments made by the Queen. To us fathers, the pause Aaron was taking before answering the Queen seemed like an eternity. Finally, Aaron responded: "Your Majesty... Alpha Zulu and Fort Connor would be honored to host this brave man for as long as necessary and I will be personally proud to be his guide to all the nuances of military life at Fort Connor."

 

Damn, POTUS will be doing handcarts in the Oval Office when he found out his conspiracy with Hikaru looks like success.

 

The Queen had one last request to make and asked us all to join her in her Throne Room. As members of her staff and the Defense Ministry joined us the Queen and her guests... she asked Bhanubhakta to kneel before her. Taking a large sword from the hands of one of her staff... she proudly knighted Bhanubhakta as a Knight of the Grand Cross. Bhanubhakta received the award for classified services to the British Empire. And, for saving the lives of countless members of Her Majesties Special Forces, Bhanubhakta was also presented with the Victoria Cross.

 

We all then adjourned for lunch with a shocked Gurkha at what had just happened. The Queen and Prime Minister were proud of this special little man. He indeed brought honor to his family and ancestors.

 

Enjoying a small but delicious lunch with the Queen and the Prime Minister and Her Majesty's invited guests... Bhanubhakta Gurung whispered to Aaron he would be honored to give him a personal tour of the Palace when we had finish eating. Aaron couldn't say no without causing an incident and what we fathers didn't know is that our son didn't want to say no. The walls Aaron had built to protect himself from another disaster in his life were starting to crumble.

 

Why weren't we fathers shocked when Aaron returned from his personal tour of the Palace to ask his fathers if we could stay a few days in London. Bhanubhakta had offered to show him the London few people ever enjoy. Assuring our son, we could delay our departure for a few days unless POTUS has a fire for us to put out.

 

Little did our son know that while he was having his private tour, the Prime Minister asked to be notified of our departure and asked if Bhanubhakta could join us on our return trip. Advised, he would be traveling under a British Diplomatic Passport so there shouldn't be any problem with US Customs or Immigration.

 

72 hours later we were wheels up and our Son was eagerly sharing an imps view of Fort Connor with our Gurkha. Why was it no surprise when we landed at Andrews to have Gloria Worthington meet us with her limousine and commenting she was inviting us all to be her guests for the weekend at her Penthouse. Advised we were expected for a Formal Dinner at the White House Sunday evening, we could plan on returning to Fort Connor on Monday morning.

 

The members of this conspiracy had to be elated and as fathers we could never thank them enough for helping Aaron start down the road to healing his mind from this disaster in his life.