I chuckled along with her. "I will ALWAYS want to know how you are doing, occupational hazard of being a parent. You still haven't answered my questions though, now have you?" I inquired.

"School's fine dad, we just started the Semester so we are still doing a lot of the boring stuff. Sarah is doing great, too. We are living together now, sharing an apartment near campus."

"OK, well you call me if you need anything. I will be grounded for a while, until either my plane gets repaired, or I get another one."

"Stay safe. I love you, dad."

"I love you too, Maddy."

With that, we disconnected. I...