You’ve made your point. I’d ask you to throw in a couple of non-Alex songs, but I figure the arrangements were also prepared long in advance, so I...guess that’s asking for too much?”Patricia and Erica both nodded, so Alex grunted at them, but he clearly understood there was no way he could change it at this late date. That was just one of the penalties in assigning others to arrange things for you. They had a tendency to paint you into corners which were good for you, rather than doing it the. The two-day stop turned into a week when it was discovered that the new wagon—loaded with the expensive house furnishings—needed repairs.As they traveled Shaylee and her sister did the out riding again, switching off every other day. They were looking for the best trail and the best fording places. Something that was difficult that time of year as all of the rivers were running high with the spring runoff.After fording four rivers without incident, disaster struck!At the next river Maeve tried. ”“Sounds complicated but I hope you can work out something because we love being with Dan.”“More than with your real dad?”“In some ways, yes,” Hanna revealed.“For us to be considered more of a family, Mom would need to have a baby with Dan,” Jenny mentioned.“Do you want to have a baby with Dan? Maybe he could give you the little boy you’ve wanted.”Dan and Lisa looked at the other, the yearning in her eyes growing. “Alright, you two, the discussion of a baby should be left to the parents, not. "It's Victoria. And yes, I am hungry, but I want to be here for Debby."Tanya smiled. "No problem, Debby will be in the pod for a while. We can take you to get food and bring you back here before she gets out."Tanya helped the frightened girl to her feet and smiled. She winked at Lindsay who turned and left quietly and then looked over at Donna. "Sorry, mistress I'm going to need a few minutes to get this girl to the recreation hall and feed her. I'll keep her there until Debby is ready to be.