That had disappointed both of the Broadman women. The longer Jake’s grief had lasted the more it made Lizzie want to go back to his room and mother ...n him.Finally Jake had wound down and fallen asleep. Leanne had joined the others in the kitchen. They had told Lizzie about the seriousness of Ellen’s injuries and Jake’s sense of responsibility for them. That had eased some of Lizzie’s concern that Jake was putting people at unnecessary risk with his mysterious conflicts.“I’m not sure what to. Willing to do anything for any amount of money, he worked for temp agencies when they had the jobs and showed up early at the head of the line for whatever day labor he could get working construction or unloading trucks on the dock. Even the fast food restaurants weren’t interested in hiring Elaine, when they had a surplus of out of work teenagers, who’d gladly work for minimum wage without complaint and without having a negative attitude. Yet, as significant as Nude day was, when they lost. After Sheldon’s burial, I paid off the doctors and nurses. It was then that I realized that my life had been so wrapped around Cathay, and then Sheldon, that I had no friends, no close acquaintances, and no expectations of having any in the near future.When I wasn’t immersed in Sheldon’s care, I was directing the campaign against those who murdered my bride. Jack’s guys tracked each and every co-conspirator to their hiding place, and then either captured, or killed them. Eventually they had. Laurel saw the Lady pick a pear shaped box, frowning Laurel tried to remember where she had seen such a thing before, then as she winced at a discordant note Laurel smiled her mama had played a musical instrument much like that one except her mama's had beautiful pictures painted on hers, she remembered her papa saying it was very, very old and had been in the family for many years. Cautiously going over to the Lady afraid of being run off again, Laurel smiled and pointed to a string on the.