"Uh, huh, boy, you sure seem upset! I thought you'd be happy for Barbie," Richard scowled. "You and Barbie are going to move in right away. I asked Da... about all of Darla's stuff and he said you could have it if you want it, that's going to be your room. So it's not like you aren't getting something out of it too." I don't want anything!" Kelly protested. "We were *happy* being poor." Tears began to leak out. "This is going to change everything!" He stood and tried to run toward Darla's room. "Susie was asleep by the time the seat belt lights went out. Tom remained awake and buckled up."Poor girl," he thought. "Thank God her father will be meeting her and that she won't have to find her own way home. Actually Briony and I could have done that if it was necessary. I wonder if her fiancé is going to be about this weekend. I do hope so. He'll be a comfort and reassurance to her." His mind wandered over the last three days. "I hope Tony is tough with those contractors. I must try and. He hadn’t even heard the dog crying he was too involved with Riley. “He pissed on my uniform,” he exclaimed.“And you can take it do the dry cleaners. Baby I want to sleep tonight and I won’t be able to if he’s crying.”“I’ll be right back,” he sighed.A minute later she felt the movement on the bed and knew it was Monster. He was super excited as he ran to lick Riley’s face. She settled him down as she turned to her side and then the little ball of fur rested against her tummy. Jake sighed as he. The only way forward was to move to safer ground and to establish some sort of non-military base of operation that would work for eventual existence as an anti-government force dedicated to survival and fair treatment for all who believed in freedom from control. His personal security team burned the camp to the ground and buried the evidence remaining from the inspection unit deep in a deserted mine shaft where it was unlikely to be discovered. He decided that the unit was too large for covert.