My dear wife and I agreed before we had children that we would do what was best for them. But when it came time for Samantha to declare her love, her ...other was more ruled by convention than by what was good for her daughter. I had to step in." If your child is running out in front of a bus, you save the child. You don't wait for your spouse to give the command or the okay. And if she says 'he has to learn, ' you save the child anyway," Dad said."None of you young men have children yet—so far. ‘ Are you serious Meo? Okay leave it. When he came to take the order you have to work your charm on him.’ She said looking for any sign of him. I was nervous like hell. I was not experienced at it like her. She could take it easy because she’s a pro at making guys fall for her but I am not used to it. I didn’t even tried to flirt with Chad how can she expect me to flirt with a complete stranger who is not a single bit interested in me. ‘Miss your orders please?’ a voice came over me. I looked. He'd grown up in Bootleg as the eldest of twelve children. Like most of the town, he was completely uneducated, but unlike many, he had a desire to learn. More for something to do than anything, I began tutoring him in reading and writing. He was elated at the idea, but we kept it quiet because his shipmates would never have let him hear the end of it.Teaching Delray helped keep my mind off the question of how I was to make a living. I'd never worked in my life and was completely unfit for. Some family stopped, but they didn't have any room for me in the car. Then a truck driver stopped, but he said his wife would kill him if he took a young female hitchhiker on board.Another two hours passed and it started getting dark. I realized that I was out in the middle of nowhere with chances that no one else would come anytime soon.Remembering the friendly guy from earlier, I went up the path into the woods. Maybe I could find the cabin before the night.It was pretty dark already when I.