"No -- just this one apartment. It helps defray the mortgage on the house." Very good," Roger remarked. "The university is subsidizing ze rent, no? Th...t is all taken care of?" Yes, Roger -- it's all taken care of. It's how I knew to expect you." Tres bien, Roger replied. "Rick -- Brenda and I would love to have you for dinner -- to express our gratitude for having such an excellent landlord. Give us a few days to get settled. How would Saturday do for you?" It's very gracious, Roger," Rick. This promised to inundate me with more of the same, as distant relatives and friends came for the wedding. But there was no getting around it, since to not invite them would be a terrible insult.Anne came down to Hartford a couple of times, from her new home in Boston, to help out when Gerald would go away on business. They were very happy together and he never stayed away a minute longer than was necessary to complete his business.Jeremy and I corresponded every day, and he came to Hartford. We did manage to find a large enough piece of blanket for me to cut a serape for her to wear. We used a piece of cloth to make a sash, but that was the best we could do for clothes for Jane. When Jane told me that there were no relatives she knew of, my only recourse was to take her to the fort. Maybe Sally could find somebody to adopt her.Jane was small enough to ride in my saddle in front of me. We carefully pulled the tail of her serape between her legs to protect her crotch, but there was. I work at a small, local, family owned grocery store on the other side of town. Haven’t saved up enough to buy my own car so the only car my parents let me drive is mom’s minivan. Yeah, not a real chick magnet. Every Sunday I have to go in to work early morning to do all the stocking of shelves before the store opens. The owners and rest of the employees get to go to Sunday church services before they have to start. Guess that what happens when you’re not a devout Christian like the rest of.