Seth sighed, impatient, barely breathing in the scorching sun and glad he was wearing a hat...On they rolled. The old wagon's creaking and Ben's iron-...hod feet clicking on the hard surfaced road sounded much louder than usual in the unnatural quiet. A long gradual hill rose before them, and Jefferson clucked at the mule to encourage it for the climb. Ben glanced back but never changed his pace."I still don't know how you came to be free or what old Caroline had to do with it." Not rightly sure. "Is it really too late for us, I still love you?"Judi fell back to the sofa. It was her turn to shed tears. "God Don, if you had only told me this before, things could have been so different. It's too late," Judi said and put her head in her hands and cried.Don got up and moved over to sit next to Judi and put his arm around her, pulling her to him. Judi's body tensed as she felt her husband's arm circle her shoulder. Then the tears began to really flow. She leaned into her husband's arms and. She tapped in her birthday and opened the gate, then the door. 'I never saw a thing while I was here before, ' she thought. 'Except him.'The house was U-shaped with a big patio and pool in the center. The high ceilings were supported by heavy timber posts and wooden beams. The outside walls were mostly solid, covered with stucco that looked a little like adobe. The space inside was incredibly open, the walls to the patio were glass that looked like most of it would slide open in good. It seemed like hours. He wanted to lay there for hours more. Unfortunately, the day would soon start, and Sherry would soon leave. He would most likely not see her for another year. Would they have to continue the charade and never even write? He made the right call at that moment and decided not to even ponder questions like that. Instead, he just laid there enjoying the moment. His balls still ached from the lack of attention but he would remedy that shortly. For now, he wanted to appreciate.