She then made her way to the assistant manager’s office to tell Pam her day manager that she was leaving, and would be available by cell phone for emergencies otherwise she wouldn’t be back. Pam assured Kit that she need not worry and would relay the message to Greg, the night manager.

Pam and Greg shared the role of running the day to day business. The two managers got along exceptionally well, to where Kit saw a consistent delivery of the best service levels regardless of who was in charge. They worked out their own schedules, including overlapping a couple of hours during the transition to do the hand-off. They alternated weekends giving each other the flexibility to switch shifts to accommodate personal needs. Like Kit they willingly worked overtime on days or nights when the Planet was hosting a special event or if they just needed to catch up on paperwork. Their dedication was rewarded, not only with an exceptional base salary but they also shared in the profits. Kit believed in investing in people she could trust and depend on; her success was built on it.

After making sure she’d covered everything with the staff Kit walked back into her office to find that Melvin had not only composed himself, but was having an animated conversation on his cell phone. He looked up and motioned Kit over to sit next to him as he ended the call saying, “OK I’ll see you in a couple of days.”

Melvin put the phone in his pocket and took both of Kit’s hands in his. “Katy, I know I’ve done some unforgivable things that I could never make up for. Just know that at the time I thought I was doing what was best. I realize now how wrong I was, and how much I hurt you. I don’t expect forgiveness, but I hope you will give me a chance to make some amends.”

“Daddy, I think we both said and did some unforgivable things. I hope maybe spending this time together we can work through some of that, and maybe we can get to a place of forgiveness.”

“I’m glad to hear you say that.” Kit looked at her father and could swear he was teary eyed again. “There is much that we need to talk about. Let’s take a drive. You do have a car I suppose.”