He awoke the next morning to the sounds of birds chirping in the yard, and sunshine penetrating the curtains to his bedroom. He had slept soundly thro...ghout the night, never waking, even once. He could not remember doing that for years, and he felt completely refreshed for the first time in months. For the moment, he had forgotten he was alone in the house. Silvia was now in the spare bedroom, as his double wide was plentiful for himself, and adequate for two people to enjoy each other, but. “He’s a big boy,” I said as we struggled through the soft sand. “He might be our secret boyfriend right now, but it’s up to him to stay that way.”Before Mark had snuck back to Joe’s room last week, we planned as much as we could. I wanted some way to spend the whole night together, but both Bethany and Mark warned against trying for fear of being caught. In the end, we agreed to play it by ear and hook up if we found a safe way.The dunes opened up to the surf. Bethany and I laughed and held. As always, time flew by quickly while all this work was getting done. The majority of our family worked on the assembly of the units and getting them furnished and ready for occupancy. Those not involved took care of the farm and the feeding of the workers or they pulled sentry and babysitting duty. If a person wasn't doing something, my wife found them something to do. It was as simple as that. I even got roped into assembling front and back stairs for each of the units and put together. I hope the guy your dad picks out for you to marry is worthy of you. Bye CeCe, I'm really gonna miss you."I kissed her cheek and went back through the delivery door, locking it behind me.Cecelia did not handle rejection well. She pounded on the door, screaming for me to come outside. When I didn't she came back out front and made a scene in the dining room. Mrs. Williams told her if she didn't behave she was gonna have Willy escort her off the property, and call her daddy. That threat quietened.