”I rose, thanked him for his time, and walked out the door. He called out to me just as I touched the handle.“It’s not up to me. I just give all...the information I can to my bosses, then we run cost analyses, to make sure any action we take is profitable. This could get very expensive very fast, and expenses without returns are not good business, no matter what line of work you’re in.”“So then, peace?”“No. Truce. If my people don’t take my suggestions, we will proceed. If they do, then we have. She had never intended to make this type of impact. TK let go of Scott long enough to accept a loving embrace from Harm.All those present came up to offer their congratulations for the Editor's Choice. Everyone, that is, except Tiffany who was left in the back of the room pouting. Soon after the congratulations, a photographer appeared for the obligatory photos of the award winner and publisher."Scott looks a bit nervous, don't you think?" Harm whispered in TK's ear after giving her another. Sandra went out to the boat and made some combs and other things that the boy would be familiar with. It was not time yet for him to find out that his new home would not be on this planet.Mark was finally done and came out with a towel around his waist. Sandra looked at him critically but knew that the boy had tried to get clean. "Now you look much more like the young man that belongs in my family. Now look up, I have to dry your hair and comb it."The boy did as he was asked but the vigorous. “Let’s go see Lee Yu and Lane,” Ezra said and started toward the horses.“Have Kia and Michi come back yet?” he stopped and looked back to ask.“They have and their homes are just about as far along as ours. Their furniture and stoves haven’t arrived yet though,” Ladd told him.“Both their homes?” Eli asked as they walked around the house with Ladd to get their horses saddled.“Yep, we have six carpenter crews up here now plus Manuel and all the vaqueros helping most of the time now that we’ve got.