“Oh, Jack, that was so—God, wonderful.”“Thoroughbreds deserve the best, but I wonder if we’ll ever be patient enough for me just to explore ...our gorgeous body very slowly.”“Sounds good,” she said quietly.Jack now felt compelled to ask the question that had been disturbing him almost since their first coming together at the lakeside, “Becky, have we just been lucky? I mean—about you getting pregnant.”A gentle, almost sly smile creased her face, “Ah, I wondered when you would start wondering. A cracker lawyer showing up to have a face to face with me. Shit, that's shows you got balls and that you go to the wall for your clients. I'll think on it. I'd be stupid not to think on it. But I'll tell you this. When they brought that paper down here the first time and asked me who I'd want on my side, I thought of you right off. You come down here on a Saturday – a day I know you'd rather be with your family – and you been straight with me from the top. No bullshit. No, 'Tiny, I'm gonna get. . and amazing.Sophie and Julia chit chatted all the way home, and continued in the kitchen, as Julia made Sophie her favorite dish to welcome her home. I took this as an opportunity to relieve myself so I wouldn't be making a napkin tent under the table during dinner. I tried to distract myself from unclean thoughts of my girlfriend's daughter by watching a little internet porn, and it did help, for what it was worth.When they called me to dinner, I came downstairs, hopeful that my freshly. I'm very pleased with the outcome, all of it."Deb nodded. "Chief..." Call me Jack, please, Deb."She nodded again. "Jack. I'm having a tough time saying what I want to."Kostowe sighed. "Ah. Deb, I'm an old man, and not too likely to be too embarrassed to say what needs saying any longer. I've made my choices in life, as have you, but they are not irreversible. I would think it is not too late for you to start new relationships. And if you met the right man, even now, it isn't too late for you to.