”Marie quickly got up to help, which produced a smile from Diana.Once everyone was seated with their favorite drink in hand, Jeff crossed his legs a...d took a sip of coffee while he thought. Glancing at Marie, he began, “Okay, Marie, I don’t know how much Mike has told you about things here...”“Very little,” Mike broke in to say. “She had to pack today, so our conversation was short, and our previous conversations while I was working on your fortress were limited because of having to use the. The only one I have is my older brother Marcus (Mark). My other brothers don’t give a damn about me. To them I’m that 5 year old boy begging to hang out with the boys. I’m a man now I mean damn. I’m 24 yrs old and I’m already a lawyer. That shit don’t come easy. That takes discipline and ambition. Now looking back at it, Mark practically raised me. He’s the one who waited up for me at night when I wasn’t home. He was the one giving that speech about the birds and the bees. He’s the one that saw. That gave them something to start with."Ok, well you have your foot in the door and he's not going to forget what happened easily. Now you just need to show him how you can fit into his life. Once you do that you'll have everything you worked so hard for," said Rachel smiling."So how do I do that?" Amber asked her mother."Well it seems that Dusty needs to go visit a friend and he asked your father and I to come with Suzan and he, because his friend was attacked. He asked that you and Jason. Olaf's eyes blinked open. The large Swede looked up, frost crystals in his beard."I am just going outside, Olaf," Bill said shakily, keeping his voice low so he didn't wake the others. "And I may be some time. Make sure you close and tie the door flap behind me. I can't do much with these anymore," he said with a weak wave of his hands."My friend," Olaf said, his voice weak, "Are you sure?"Bill did not trust himself enough to speak. Instead, he nodded. Olaf slowly crawled out of his sleeping.