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The following takes place between 12:00am and 12:10am PST, 20 years after the day of the California Presidential Primary.
Jack dried the Scotch tumblers and put them back in the cupboard. They’d all come over to pay their respects throughout the day. It had been several years since they’d all happened to be together though. Nobody was interstate. Or in prison. Or hiding out in another country. All of them were in Los Angeles. It was nice to have them all around. Their little network forever a reminder of the loyalties that bound them. Loyalties that had saved lives and livelihoods.
“Sweetheart, I appreciate you staying, but you didn’t have to. I can handle things on my own.” He walked back in the living room to find his daughter comfortably resting in the armchair, having just changed into sweats.
She gave him an endearing look. “Just because you have, doesn’t mean you should. Besides, these past few years you’ve had Renee or Audrey or somebody. I don’t think I’ve been with you on the anniversary of mom’s death for a long time.”
He racked his brain trying think of the last time he and Kim had spent voluntary time together. Not time forced because something horrible was happening. She was right. It had been a long time.
“God…has it really been twenty years, Dad?” Kim suspired.
Jack nodded slowly, giving her a kiss on the head.
She yawned. It was getting late.
“You wanna head to bed?”
Kim shook her head. “I’ve taken the day off work tomorrow, Stephen will be fine with Teri and Ben, he understands.” She gave him a mischievous look. “And besides, there’s something I’ve been wanting to do with you for a while.”
Jack raised an eyebrow at her as she left the room, returning with a wooden box.
“Up for a game of chess?”