" The Old Man chuckled. "Now, as for you. If I?m not mistaken, you like children and children?s things." "How did you...?" Edward asked in surprise..."If you could be a child again," the Old Man interrupted, "would you want to?" Edward chuckled, thinking that he might as well play along. Thinking about the question seriously for a moment, Edward finally said, "No. I don?t think so." The Old Man looked surprised at his answer. "There are a lot of good things about being a kid, sure. But. ’ Esther fidgeted in the front seat, avoiding her son’s clear blue eyes. ‘She might be a tad unusual, but that girl has a heart of gold.’ ‘Well, you two have certainly become thicker than thieves these past few months, that’s for sure. All those computer classes she gave you better pay off when you get home. I expect an email every day with updates on Dad.’ Her face paled at the mention of computer lessons. She patted the laptop that sat on the seat next to her. ‘You have my word.’ Daniel. "We hugged. "It worked, I can't believe it worked" we both whispered.She, or should I say he, got up. "Well, now I'm Luke and you're Erin. Iguess I'm in your room now. So I'd better go back to mine."He continued, "And Erin, see those little pills? Make sure you take oneeach morning. Even though I'm separated from Brad, it's a good habit.Plus they make periods more bearable."He gave me another hug. "Good luck Erin. And thank you."So I had to think of myself Erin and him as Luke. After Luke left. "I'll come out with you."Sure enough, as soon as he heard the scrape of a shovel, the raccoon was out to investigate. And as usual, Colin spent a few minutes conversing with his little neighbour. Rocky looked on in his usual blank manner, trying to understand what this silly two-legged creature was making all the noise about. When he introduced BethAnn again, the little animal gave her his thorough consideration, yet seemed to reserve his decision over her acceptability in his little world. The.