Why the hell couldn't they stop hacking at each other, he wondered. They must have dug each other once, and should be able to make it ...gain, if they would only try. His mother said, "Want me to fix you a sandwich, dear?" "He's big enough to take care of himself," his father said. "Sure," Travis agreed. "I'll just grab a bite and get out of your way." "You're not in the way," his mother said. His father grunted, "Oh for Christ sake," and. The Kid was none too happy about her new source of income.He pulled a face for a little while but came to see it as her decision and continued to avail himself of her favors which she dispensed to him without any payment. The other two females were equally as generous with the granting of favors to the Kid and he was generally indisposed to leaving the pleasant atmosphere of all that female flesh in such quantity which was in short supply in the frontier west.Sister Angelique packed her habit. "So you're not ready to bring him home to meet your dad, yet?" Olivia teased.Cari turned red. "No," she said emphatically.Olivia laughed. "Does AJ know him at least?"Cari's eyes flew open wide. She looked slightly panicked."Cari?" Olivia said, her concern evident in her voice.Cari met her mother's eyes and Olivia read the truth there."Cari," she said softly, "Is it AJ?"Cari's heart was in her throat."Two hundred thirty-eight dollars and eighty-four cents," the sales girl said.Olivia smiled. I'll tell her she needs to come by and spend some time with you. We've been in and out, though." Yeah. But you hardly light before you're gone again. We miss you around here." Yeah, and I miss being here." After a moment, "Carmen, I need you to tell Jeff the things that you've been telling me..." As the look crossed Carmen's face, Dave quickly added, "I have no secrets from this man. Saying that he is as close as a brother is an understatement. I need you to talk about what's been going on.".