It seems there is some bad news in the family.’ he’d close his eyes, and stay quiet in regards to the news, as he doesn’t was to ruin any good m...od she would be in. ‘but I am here to learn more about this stuff. If I’m to be of help to you, I’ll need to learn as much as I can after all right?’ After Juice and Duncan had left the diner the other day, the half clothed Blue would have been numb with thought, and shock. He had walked topless through the freezing weather in Michigan. He would have. ‘I’m sorry, Sam, it’s just that I’m so happy right now.’ ‘Don’t be sorry, Sarah, that’s the nicest thing that’s happened to me in quite a long time. So when do you start, Madam Manager?’ ‘Oh, tomorrow. I have several meetings with various people in the organization and then I get to meet my staff. Oh, Sam, thank you again for your wonderful advice. I couldn’t have done it without you.’ ‘Nonsense. You just needed a vote of confidence. Do you have anything to do this afternoon?’ ‘No. What did you. By the time dinner was ready, they had accepted me and welcomed me intothe family. I blinked away tears as I hugged both of them, they weretears of joy, as I had lost 2 families and had been welcomed into thisone."Hands off dad, she's mine, and besides, your already taken," I heardMason tell his dad. He only laughed and let me retreat to check mymascara. Sitting down to dinner with them, I enjoyed his cooking andknew that I had taught him well.After dinner, we had a drink again, then retired to. No wonder I was terrified by snakes when I was growing up! I lost that fear because I lived in rural and wilderness environments and snakes were common. I’d often wake up with a snake coiled on me, or when I was sitting for an extended period I’d sometimes find a snake near me. Very near. After a while I got over my terror.“Lilith told me that getting beaten for no reason that you could think of wasn’t what scarred you for life,” Bettie continued. “It was witnessing that snake being killed..