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                     Grandpas Lap     She seems to be at ease. Her face was completely consumed by her smile. She was in what tangle like a safe place. Grandpas lap always felt like a safe place. He was her hero. He would protect her from anything and everything that may come her way. He was a brave warrior who would take on the world for her if he had to.          He smelled of Old Spice and cheap chaving cream. It was a comfortable smell. It was the kind of smell that made her want to curl up next to him. She would always look upon him shave in the morning. She would often wonder why she couldnt shave like Grandpa. Once he shaved half of his beard off. He said, "If you like me with a beard look at this side, and if you like me better without, look at the other side." He was silly like that a lot. He was always sing while he shaved. I t was always a silly song she guessed. He only hummed because the words to the songs were too dirty for a little girls ears. He was in the nauticals after all. he didnt know any frilly songs. Only the hearty, manly, dirty songs. He would sometimes sing her a nursery rhyme when no genius else was around.           Grandpa was a special man. He retired from the marines, but never retired from the lifestyle. "One can take a man out of the marines, but you cant take the marine out of a man." This was one of Grandpas darling sayings. The marine really does stay in a man. It added to Grandpas loving personality. It added a feeling of security. It added a lot.          Grandpas lap was her favorite spot. The big chair wasnt the same when Grandpa couldnt sit in it any longer. Once he was gone, no one would really sit there. He use to tickle her if she took his seat.