Daddy had asked me to go along with him on a business trip… A busy lawyer with lots of clients in big cities, he had to travel quite a bit, and few things were more boring than hours of dry meetings in tall office complexes, only to have to rush to the airport to catch a flight and come right home: no time to enjoy any of the more pleasant distractions the city might offer. This trip was to be a series of meetings starting late in the afternoon on Thursday, which would spill over until mid-afternoon Friday, providing the perfect opportunity to stay another few days and enjoy.

I had never been on a business trip with daddy before, and was looking forward to it. It started off quietly, staying in my hotel, waiting for daddy’s return from his meetings and depositions, and late in the evening on Thursday he at last returned. Tired and frustrated, the depositions not going well, I knew he would want to spend a quite night, the meetings continuing early the next morning.