April was smiling again, which meant that he was doing something right at least.  Chris relaxed slightly although the phone did weigh heavily in his slacks.  He resolved himself to hold on as hard as he could to his promise.  April had so rarely asked anything of him with such seriousness and Chris didn't want to disappoint her.  He squeezed her hand reassuringly and they walked onto one of the paths that would lead them into the shaded woods.  "...So how has business been going, sweetheart?"  Chris hesitatingly broached a subject to break the silence between them