Josh ordered pizza while the girls talked animatedly with each other while a movie played in the background, barely being watched. Josh would randomly...throw his two cents in on their conversations, either being his opinion or making a joke that would often send the girls into a laughing fit. When he wasn’t talking with them, he tried to give them their space to enjoy their time together as friends, knowing how much this night would mean to them down the road in life. When the pizza arrived and. She had her faults but she never screwed us over: not even once. That's a rare thing.More often than not, kids drifted away rather than live up to Reb's standards. Those of us who remained were a tough bunch. We tended to be street smart, head smart, talented, and determined. We didn't hold back on ourselves or others. We were looking for a home, not running away from one. I suppose we drove away our share of drifters too: those who couldn't cut it.Reb helped us find our talents and develop. “They have the dog with them. They’re already tracking us as we speak.”“The fact that you’re making so much noise is not helping,” Aron glared.“Okay, okay,” Carter agreed.They stood in silence for a couple of seconds. There was no noise from outside. Well, they had found the perfect hiding place, in the closet under the stairs in Aron’s folks’ house. Great, they could relax a little.“So,” he whispered, getting close to his husband, “what’s up?”Aron circled his waist with one hand.“Are you sure. He said it should be around noon so they had time to get ready before their arrival (including recovery from hangovers). The only person who seemed to be overjoyed about the ship's return was Emmeline.Allison kept urging them all to get dressed as high tide approached. She put one or the other granddaughter at the lookout to let them all know when the launch was on the way in. She briefed them all that this meant Aunt Amy had made all the arrangements for a smooth return trip even though she.