John had just arrived at his kid’s school where he was met by the principal. “Hello Mr. Childs I am so sorry that I had to call you away from whatever you were doing.? She said to him as she showed him into her office.

“Please call me John. And it’s perfectly all right. I was finishing up a late lunch.” He said as he took a seat in the principals office. It took him back to his childhood feeling like he had been called into see the principal for something he had done.

“Well I felt that it was important that I call you. You asked me to contact you if there was ever a problem with regards to Hunter and Cole.”

“Yes that’s right. Did they do something wrong?” John couldn’t imagine that both of them could be in trouble at the same time. One yes but both of them.

“Oh no! They are both doing quite well all things considered. This happens to do with play-time today. While the children were outside on the play-ground, one of the teachers noticed a woman calling out to Hunter asking him to come over to the gate. When the teacher intervened the woman claimed that she was a relative and that she had every right to talk to her grandchild.”

John shrugged his shoulders and made a face showing no real concern because it was okay for the boys grandparents  to stop by. “Their grandparents are on the list that I gave you as family members or designated person who are allowed to come by the school and pick them up.”

Yes that’s true John but as you know I have met Mr. and Mrs. Krampf and so have Hunters teacher’s. This woman was not Mrs. Krampf.”

John put his index finger to his lip and started rubbing it. A habit that he has since he could remember whenever he shows concern but everyone else thinks he is in deep thought.  “I see, I can’t imagine who that could have been.”

“Then you understand my concern?” The principal said.

John stood up. “Yes and thank you very much. You were right to call me. How is Hunter?”

The principal stood up and walked from behind her desk and over to John. “Well unfortunately he heard the comment about her claiming to be his grandmother but you know children, for now he seems un-effected by her statement.”

“Where is Hunter now?”

“When I had my secretary call you, I took the liberty of excusing the both of them early from class. They should be here in a couple of minutes.”  The principals phone begins to ring and she picks up the receiver. It was her secretary alerting her that Hunter and Cole were waiting outside her office. “The boys are outside now John.”

“Thank you very much for calling me. I really appreciate it.”

“Of course John. I am sure that the woman was maybe a little out there! With all the crazy’s that we have running around in this city. As I said earlier considering what your boys have gone through, I thought it best to give you a call.”

“You did the right thing of course. And once again if anything at all comes up with regards to the boys I want to know.”

The principal nodded her head yes. They walk to the door. She opens the door and they walk into the front office where Hunter and Cole are waiting. As soon as they see John they both get up and give him a big hug. They are both smiling from ear to ear. “Hi John we got excused early from class.” Hunter said.

“It’s because we get to see Marc shoot that movie.”Cole said as he finally let go embracing John from the hug.

“That’s later right John?” Hunter said correcting his younger brother.

“Well actually Marc says that they were shooting all day and we could stop by anytime. I thought that we could get an early start. Your principal was kind enough to let you guys out of class now.”

Hunter and Cole both thought that this was too cool. “Yes!” They both said at the same time.

John shook the principals hand. Thanking her again. He gives her a nod of the head. She responds with the same and smiled back at him. They leave the school building and John was able to hail a taxi pretty fast and once they are all in he tells the cabbie to take them to 66 and Columbus Avenue.

“This is going to be so cool watching Marc shoot a movie. I told all my friends about it.” Hunter said all excited.

“Me too!” Cole said equally as excited as his brother.

“Yes it’s going to be fun. You guys be sure to thank Marc when you see him.” John said to them.

“We will.” Hunter said.

John smiled. “Oh You speaking for your brother?”

Hunter gave John a look of surprise. “Wow! You sounded like mom. I mean she said that to me on that night.” He stopped in mid sentence and hung his head down and began to pull at his fingers.

John gently took his fingers that he was pulling on and cupped them in his hands. “I told you boys before. Always feel free to speak of your mother when and where ever you want to. Trust me she is always listening. I myself even talking to her out loud sometimes.”

Cole looked at John in surprise. “You do? What does she say to you?”

Hunter playfully nudged Cole in the side and said. “Nothing – don’t be silly.”

“She says things through you guys. Like when I see the two of you smiling and when we talk about her – like right now.”

Cole sounding matter of fact says, “I see!”

Hunter the principal told me about the woman who was bothering you at school.”

“She wasn’t really bothering me. I think she was a little nuts!” Hunter said to him as he twirled his index finger in the air around his hear showing the sign for crazy.

“Why do you say that?” John asked him.

“Well she said that she was our grandmother. We only have one grandmother. So I just ignored her.”

“Good and just a reminder. We don’t talk to or go with strangers. That includes people that we know when I am not around right?”

They both said right agreeing with John.

The cab pulled up to the corner of 66th and Columbus Ave. John paid the cabbie. Then they got out and walked over to where the movie was being shot. They were immediately met by security. John told the security people that Marc had invited them. The security person checked the list but did not see Johns name on it. The security person asked them to wait and in a couple of minutes he came back with Marc. “John! Hey boy’s sorry about the list just busy all morning. Come on. There is a 15 minute break. A minor malfunction with the wind machine and it’s very necessary in the next scene that we’re shooting.”

“Thanks for inviting us. The boys are really excited.”

“Yes thanks very much. This is so cool. Why are there so many cameras” Hunter asked all excited and inquisitive.

“That’s a good question. There are a lot of cameras because we need to shoot from many different angles and should one camera fail for what ever reason, there is always a backup. Would you guys like to be in front of the camera? That’s movie talk for would you like to be a star?”

“Yes that would be really cool!” Hunter said.

“Yes, me too!”

Marc smiled and walked over to one of the camera men. The camera man comes over with Marc and he introduces him to them. “If it’s okay with John, Dean the camera man is going to show the boys how the camera works. He’s going to let them look through the lens and let them be camera men during the break.”

“You guys up for that?” John asked them.

Nodding their heads yes Hunter and Cole walked over to the camera following behind  Dean. Marc motioned John to follow him to one of the many movie trailers. “John they are perfectly fine with Dean. He’s a good friend and if you need to you can watch them from the window inside my trailer.” He said reassuring John.

“Okay come on. So what’s up?”

They walked into the movie trailer Marc closed the door behind them. “There’s a problem! Another detective came by my apartment early this morning with questions about that night.”

“And?” John said listening very intently.

“And nothing! I stuck with what I told the other detectives the night that we found her in the bath-tub. No more – no less.”

“Good then what’s the problem?”

“The problem is that they have pulled Detective Larabee and he was our in.”

“I wouldn’t worry about that. If they have in fact pulled him off the case, he’s family. I am sure that he will let         Sui-Lon know what’s going on. We knew that the investigation would be ongoing since suicide was ruled out.” John said sounding confidant that all would be well.

“I never asked you what you did with that medicine bottle that was on the floor in the bathroom that night.”

“It’s in a safe place.” John said sounding even more confidant.

“I know that you knew Rebecca better than all of us but are you sure that she didn’t commit suicide?

“I know it as sure as I am breathing. She loved life and she loved those boys.” John said without hesitation.

“Well one things for sure the evidence minus the medicine bottle that you have, does show foul play.” Marc said to him.

“Which is why I must protect those boys. I will not let them go through life stigmatized and possibly blaming themselves thinking that their mother killed herself.”

“Do you ever plan on turning over the medicine bottle to the police?” Marc asked being very cautious with the question.

John shook his head yes. “When they find out who did this to her yes I will.”

“You know that they could charge the three of us with tampering with evidence?”

“I’ve thought about that and I will deal with it when it comes up. Should it come up and if it does I will take the blame for it.”

Marc shook his head no. “No way man! We all agreed. We’re all the way in, all of us together to protect those boys. You go down for tampering with evidence, we all go down.”

“Well let’s just stay in the here and now!” John continues to watch Hunter and Cole through the window of the trailer.

Marc stands up and say’s, “And speaking of the here and now!”

John turned away from the window and smiled. “Oh so I see. Now comes the real reason you asked me to come into your trailer. No I will not have sex with you. Sui-Lon is my best friend. Sorry can’t do it. So don’t ask!”

Marc with a smirk on his face says. “Cute! Real cute John. Ha- ha, I am really laughing over here. You’re a funny guy. But it does concern Sui-Lon. I am going to ask her to marry me.”

John gave him a cynical laugh and said. “You’re always going to ask her to marry you. That’s nothing new.”

“Yeah but this time I’ve got it all set up. The whole movie crew is in on it. She’s coming here later and she thinks she’s coming here to be one of the non-speaking extra’s in one of the shoots. And while the camera is rolling I am going to come right out and propose to her.”

Surprised and very happy John says to him. “Well Marc I gotta hand it to you, that is very creative and very romantic. Congratulations I  think that she is going to love it.” He walks over to Marc and gives him a hug and then he walks back over to the window.

“Thanks, I have to say… I am very nervous. I wish that she was here already and it was over with.”

“Well guess what your wish is granted. I can see her. She’s here all ready.

Sui–Lon knocks on the door.