A Mother, her son and his wife both nursing very young babies. Pay attention to the author's note at the beginning. It will help answer some questions you may have.
Mark bumps into Kelly, a girl he went to high school with. And while he has done well for himself, Kelly has had it a lot harder. Mark sees that she is pregnant and struggling, so he asks her to come to dinner with him. It was supposed to be just a couple of friends having dinner, but old feelings stir once again...
A Clar war Story I was small and never thought it would make me special. Of course the job they wanted me for was extremely dangerous. There is nothing like crawling into a hole and never knowing if an enemy soldier would be waiting or some trap. There were benefits too, like taking things we found or finding enemy intel that could stop an attack or turn the tide of the war.
Edited by Bird Dog The sudden invasion by the Dark sent the whole population scrambling. Our colony was a few hundred years old with several abandoned military bases. The one I went to was hidden inside a mountain. That was where I found a way to fight back and try to stop the Dark.