” He was about to say more but the eels interrupted him making their chuffing sound. Jake laughed at that. “Seems they agree. Wouldn’t happen to...be a few warm rolls tucked under that cloth would there?”“Aye Sir, there would be. I know how your ladies love warm rolls for their morning meal.”Jake settled into the chair as Pat laid out his lunch. The cook must have done more than set his food aside. He had a plate of ham with three freshly cooked eggs and a serving of grits. It smelled so good his. Soon, hon.Moving her hands to Katie’s shoulders, Brenda shook her. Katie’s eyes opened.“Girl, you were supposed to watch me, not zone out,” Brenda admonished.“Wha?” asked Katie. “I was… Wait. How long was I out?”“The video just ended, sleepyhead.”“Are you serious?” Katie asked. “You mean I’ve just been sitting here, zoned out for twenty-three minutes?”“Looks that way,” Brenda replied. “How did you even manage to trance with no sound or video?”“Your eyes,” Katie said. “When I saw them glaze. ” Conner suddenly felt like he needed to defend himself, “My friend had just decided to apologize to me at a bad time. I’m not violent, I swear, that’s the first and last time that I ever hit anyone other than my brothers, but even then we were just playing around.” “Not that.” Tessa replied, “I’m not surprised that you reacted the way you did, you were betrayed by your best friend. I was talking about your wife. I mean, I know people cheat, but with your best friend? No offense, but I don’t. He ate some meals with his family and some in the apartment. He saw Abby almost every day to give her the billing, and they spoke several times by phone each day. Every evening, before going to bed, he drew. Every night, before he fell asleep, he thought about Abby and what he should do, finding no answers, just more questions.David was happier than he'd been in years, but he wasn't content. He was far more confident in his abilities, he was relaxed, he was drawing again, but his future felt.