”“Are you sure? Maybe we should try to get you to a doctor.”“A doctor? Go to a town? That would be great, and then we would all be killed. My ...hird run and you assisting me.” I could tell that father wasn’t convince but that mother was also right that there wasn’t much choice. But the pup running up to us changed mother’s attention. We weren’t sure if had been weaned or not so we tried some milk from the cow for several days. He lapped it up each time so we guessed that he was. His presence. Every time she walked past him he caught her scent of sweet vanilla and spicy orange, all his favorite things. Damn, all he wanted this Valentines’ was to reach out and touch her, well okay so he wanted to do a lot more than that. Putting his libido aside for a moment she really had been a great addition to his staff and wanted to show his appreciation. He had a special surprise waiting for her after the store closed, it was Valentine’s Day after all. They had spent a lot of time together over. While I quickly drank down thecold tequila, I explored the rest of the house as my lovely wifeheaded for our media room.Since we live out in the country, many people are reluctant tostay very late, as the drive back to civilization can be quitelengthy. To solve this problem, my wife had invited all ourfriends to sleep over, so most of our guests had brought sleepingbags for the evening. Things were beginning to get veryinteresting, indeed.While most of the house was filled with mellow people. Although that hadn’t been the case with me when Walker came into the world.They certainly wanted her back. Jill wrote out a $5,000 retainer. And agreed to my daily rate of $775, plus expenses.James said, “I just wish I could cancel my Panama trip.”Jill gave him understanding: “You can’t, babe. We both know that.”It’s a sad reflection of our times, our culture, that I’d hunted for missing kids — usually girls — so many times. Often the best outcome was ... well, I no longer expected miracles..