I don’t want us to have problems. I acted foolishly and upset you. I’ll do my best not to do that again.”“How is it that you don’t get upset...with me when I do things that ought to upset you?” she asked.I chuckled, “I’ll let you in on the secret. I DO get upset. But Kara talks me off the ledge before you find out.”Jessica frowned, but then laughed, “I guess I should be thankful for that.”“I sure am. But why the frown?”“Because you’ve never told me,” she said.I took her hand and we started on our. That would give the Magistrate a point of reference for our claim and any future claims in the area.Everyone was excited when we got inside the house. My wives and concubines had told everyone what we found.“Is it unusual to find copper and silver together?” Mother Nykeea asked.I had no idea and looked to Father. “Berndt says that copper and silver are frequently found together. Sometimes they find lead or gold, too. All we saw was copper and silver, although the outcroppings nearer the bottom. .”He waved her off. “Don’t worry about it. Anyway, do you want me to open something else?”“Just how expensive is it?”“Four- or five-hundred dollars minimum. More at auction.”“Jesus. No, we’ll finish it, but the rest is definitely going to a charity. Let someone who actually likes it take it home with them. Anyway, the ribs are terrific, but I’m surprised you didn’t use the smoker.”“You have a smoker?”“Right next to the grill.”Luke tried to picture it, but realized that the only time he’d stood. Admittedly my in-laws helped, but my parents being 5,000 miles away in America couldn,t help and I couldn,t afford to fly to America and restart there. At first I tried to throw myself into my work and that worked to a point, but as I worked mostly nights on security often got too tired to take Sindy out or help her in her relations with her friends and Boys. Deep down I was worried that without a mother she might go the way her Mum and I had gone so made it a point to tell her as much as.