" Well, you're welcome to spend your respite out here," Rita offered."Don't do it!" Robert said. "Regan has already asked if Joy and Ruth can stay her... that week. If you're free, I'd imagine that Elizabeth will be here, too. Oh, and Rita. I plan to run for the hills that week. You'll join me if you're half as smart as I think you are."Regan had mentioned a camping trip but he doubted that she'd leave Joy and Ruth at the house alone."While I'm here, I'd like to invite you both to join my parents. Can you donate some blood for her?’ ‘Of course, just tell me where to go,’ said another member of Joe’s army. There was so much blood donated that the hospital sold the excess blood and applied the money they made from the sale of the excess blood to lower Joe’s co-payment for procedures and medication that his daughter needed. Ordinarily, unbeknownst to most people, hospitals do this all the time, sell blood to other hospitals, but they never credit those who donated the blood in the name of. Tossing it back to the Ork who had picked it up I told him what he had and the amount on it but that it wouldn't help us any.We discussed several other possibilities but could come up with nothing concrete. There were a lot of 'ifs' 'maybes' and other wild guesses. I for one wanted to just wait.The next morning I jacked in and went to see Brannon. He should have something by now or I would have to go searching through the Lone Star files. When he appeared on the view screen he didn't look too. The black dog quickly moved in front of Lynn, crouched down and faced Jackson. He growled menacingly at the startled big man. The angry animal slowly crept forward and began to stalk his prey. ‘Whoa easy Major, we were just playing,’ Jackson said with fear in his voice as he gingerly backed away from the furious dog. ‘Major down,’ Lynn instantly commanded, and the dog without hesitation immediately lay down, his eyes never left Jackson. ‘Holy shit, you weren’t kidding! Damn that dog listens to.