They had a tree - a real one, decorated with ornaments and lights - and had strung lights up on the house and the front gate. There were decorations inside the house as well, and presents under the tree, and for all appearances it was a normal Christmas ( Read more... )

It's not surprising that some days, he beats her home from work ( Read more... )

They had gone to the beach earlier in the week, and while both of them had worked on their tans, Jack had gotten some time surfing in and it had given him time to think about a lot of different things. There was something about being in the water that gave him the ability to see things more clearly ( Read more... )

Kim's in the conference room as Jack goes looking for his wife. His hands are shaking -- this is over. Finally. All he wants to do is for them all to go home, and he wants to sleep this off, hold Teri in his arms, make sure that they're all in one piece ( Read more... )

She'd survived the first night, after spending it curled up next to him underneath her sleeping bag, and the first real test was waking up in the morning and getting ready to go for the day. Jack woke up slightly after dawn, with the thick fog still rolling between the redwoods, and made his way out of the tent, taking the dog with him. After he'd ( Read more... )

The flight home from San Antonio is quiet. Most of the players are tired or still thinking about the game and the season left behind them. Jack is quiet too, not like he really has much to say, but there is plenty to think about. While she sleeps, he makes a list of things he needs to deal with when they get back, but the first order of business is ( Read more... )

After reading a certain intro post, Jack decides that rather than confronting Michael straight out and possibly getting into a fight within the first three comments, he's going to do what one would think the logical and calm approach to the situation would be.

Which involves a quick email sent sometime before lunch:

Tell me why Colefield is ( Read more... )

"Destiny! Destiny! No escaping that for me!"There really isn't ( Read more... )

"By protecting others, you save yourselves."If this is true, then by the same token statement, when we fail to protect others, we lose ourselves ( Read more... )

"Heihachi: I usually run away.
Gorobei: A splendid principle."There's no point in running ( Read more... )