Low maintenance

I called up a friend and we met at the beach our two 4 year olds in tow.

M.E. is an "easy friend" one you can talk to and listen to for hours. We talked while the boys played. We talked in and out of topics like the boys ran in and out of the water. We talked relationships, children, work, television. We talked of how we will miss each other when I move.

When we were all just about starving, we drove to the burger place and talked and laughed some more over burgers, fries and chocolate pie. The boys entertained themselves on the freshly mopped slippery floor. They glided gracefully into each other just as these two people glided easily into our lives.

As we drove home 4 hours later, my son said, "I miss Charlie." Me, too.