" She walked away and left us standing there, both of us surprised."Wow your mom's pretty cool" I told Shane and laughed a little bit." Well she's not...wrong, I wasn't very accepted by my friends when I came out, and I really did want to just talk to you." Really? I'm not really the best guy out here and your way too good looking" Oh stop Damien. All I said to my mom when I saw you was that I wouldn't mind you sharing my bed" I stopped dead in my tracks and couldn't believe what I heard. In my. I like you and so does Brianna. But she doesn’t know what it means to possibly lose someone.’ ‘Yes, she does.’ The words gave Samantha pause. ‘She knows she’s supposed to have a father. Of course, she doesn’t say anything but I see it. When I picked her up from the babysitter another couple was dropping their daughter off. I saw the question in her eyes. She knows there’s something missing in her home. She knows she lost something important before she even had a chance to know what it was. So. "Late Saturday afternoon he called me. He was aware that I knew of his arrest and he had talked briefly to Marion. He offered his resignation and I have reluctantly accepted it. He also personally apologized to me. He sounded like a broken man, Cam, and I'm not surprised. He's almost as old as I am and I doubt he'll ever work again ... at least not at the level he was at here."I was sitting back listening to John relate what must have been a horrible day. I felt for him. He was a great guy and. "Buried right out there." Anne waved. "We haven't put up a stone yet." Well," said the third man, a gaunt figure with bony hands, "we are here to collect support for the loyal regiments, Miss, especially Colonel James Chalmers' brave boys of the First Battalion, some three hundred men, all from the Shore, from the best families. Winter's comin' on and they need support, heavy clothes." I fear I cannot help you. I am nearly penniless." Anne looked from man to man and got back stony stares..