“Who is the young man with you?”“He is Josh, my man. He rescued me from the Hedons who had carried me away from my path.”Her father clasped my...arm and said, “Thank you, J-Josh. I am Tonho. Elena is my only daughter and has been slow to be interested in any of the men of the village. I’m glad to meet you. You are different with your height and dark hair.”“It’s good to meet you, sir. I have enjoyed being with Elena and hope she will continue to tolerate me.” Elena had gone in the house but came. ‭”‬Give me the dimensions and I’ll arrange it, ‭” ‬she said.‭”‬You are a life saver, ‭” ‬I said to her.”‬Tell me how much and I’ll give you the money.‭”“Just bring me a dozen catfish fillets on Sunday.‬when you come to dinner, ‭” ‬she demanded.”‬We are having barbecued pork butt.‭”“Of course, ‭” ‬I said.‬It meant I had to drop everything to go see her, ‬but it was well worth the trouble.‬All mothers are good cooks, ‬but my mom was a great one.‬It is why she got into the catering business in the. Curious, she dialed the number Mr.s Meadows had left."Hello." Mrs. Meadows," Nancy recalled her voice. "This is Nancy Kine." Oh, hello Nancy. Thanks for calling me back." What can I do for you?" Nancy, Mr. French is retiring this June and I was wondering if you might be available to teach his math class at junior high this fall." I'm sorry but I don't have a degree. I only spent three years at Stanford." In Montana you don't have to have a full degree. All you need is two years from a credited. "What gets to me is that we both knew we were going to come back here when we got out of the house." It was inevitable really, wasn't it?" Well, eventually. But now?" Now is good, hon." Yeah?" Yeah."They linked hands again, and walked on, following the path along its winding detours, Lee dipping his head when the lower branches threatened him with their drooping leaves. Eventually, the clearing came into sight, a large green area surrounded by thick trees, a circle of foot-friendly grass,.