" He's been doing that to me since I was a boy," BB grumbled in irritation. "You might think this is bad but he's got me a lot worse. He raised me sin...e my mom died so he's had a lot of chances."Udit grinned and sipped his coffee before saying, "I took him to a powwow in Wisconsin one time." Oh Grandfather," BB groaned. "Please don't tell them that story."Udit only grinned broader and continued. "The car we were riding in had one of those new radio controls on the steering wheel. The driver. Three years went by. Sissy grew more beautiful, and Katie was rapidly becoming her clone. They came home from a shopping trip and I told them I had a surprise for them after we’d had our dinner. They tried to pry it out of me, and I just kept peeling potatoes. We were having shepherd’s pie for dinner, one of our favorites. Our housekeeper had taught me how to make it.We hired her because the nature of our schedules didn’t allow us a lot of domestic time and we did not want to waste it in. She went from exotic and unique, to mundane and common. She settled, now, and no longer reached out. What had drawn Jake to her in the first place was Béla's ability to create her own life. But now, she had been bested by something, and it broke her.That was it, Jake realized, as he thought through the morass of significance regarding Béla. She was broken. She was no longer creating her own life. She had lost interest in the Great Adventure. She was actually hiding from it.And, he had no idea. "I like to come here when I want to think, so I keep this blanket here. I can spend hours here at a time."We spread the blanket out, and she motioned for me to lie down. When I did, I saw the most magnificent view of the sun through the trees, like God had created the opening just for us. The sun came through in rays, and the sight was to behold."God, it's beautiful," I said, while Tammy lay down beside me."I think so, too," Tammy said. "I was walking through here, once, and found this spot; I.