CYTM5

==Chapter 5 - Can you tell me where can we start over?==
Post Hospital
Coventry, Lyran Commonwealth
3037
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Dinh's son David was still in field gear.  "It's your third child, Dave, she'll be fine."  Dinh reassured his  only son.  "You'll see."
"It was a pretty tough pregnancy, Dad." David told him.  "Rougher on Allison than Patrick, especially when we had to relocate."
"You could get out, there's no reason you should be-" Dinh lead on..
"We've had this argument, Dad, after Mai's accident.  I signed and I swore, this is who I am."
"It's a waste! God! David, you're going to be the Duke someday!! Patrick will be your heir!!"
"I'd as soon skip it over and let Pat take the job, Dad. I'm an Officer and a 'Mechwarrior now! I'm damned good at at it!"
The two men faced away from each other again, the brief warming of the coming birth broken by the cold of an old argument.  "I don't want to skip over you, David."  Dinh stated, "I'm getting old now, boy.  I let you go play soldier because it was your dream. You had a sister who could take the reins, but she's gone.  Lost in a jumpship accident...David, we have people who look to us."br>
"I have that already-a whole nation to serve, Dad.  Look, how about if Patrick comes to stay with you for a while on Kowloon?"br>
"I think your wife will have some objections to that." said Dinh
"Allie has enough to deal with, and...and..." David tries say
"Oh god, David, what did you do?" asked Dinh
"It's early in the planning, Dad, but I think it might be better if Allie and the kids were on Kowloon, say...for the next two years."
"It's another war, isn't it?"
"It could be nothing, Dad. It's a volunteers-only mission and...well...I volunteered." admits David
"God dammit, David!"  Dinh reined in his temper.  "Of course, son. I'd be honored to have your wife and my grandchildren stay for a while. Let the boys learn something about their roots."
"Thanks, Dad."  David says.
"Hauptmann Ngo?" a nurse asks
David perked up, "Yes?"
"It's confirmed, you'll need to hurry if you want to witness the birth." said nurse
David followed the nurse to the delivery room.
Dinh stared out the windows, wondering how he lost his son so easily to a military life.  Was it the five years spent in prison? he questioned himself.
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