"You're a good kid, Paul." Dad surprised me by kissing me on the cheek. "I have no doubt you'll take good care of us. But on that subject. You promise me two things."

"Anything."

"If anything should happen to me you take good care of your mother."

"Promise."

"And you never tell her you know. Even if someone sees her and brings it up, you play dumb, because I had promised I would never tell you. You never tell her, no matter what, got it?"

"Got it." I clapped him on the arm, "But it's not even worth talking about because you're going to be here for a long time."...