"No, all she said was that you knew the children," DeanSince it was decided not to tell the Drieforts that my family wasalready in Dr. Knox's program.... Another family was selected to be theirsponsors. A family where the parents had switched but the children hadnot.The town was out to meet the Driefort three months later.Dad was already showing.Jennifer and I were about one step of away from deciding to make theswitch permanent. From the conversations I have over heard between myparents. If they. It lit up even more space I hadn't realized we had.I was thinking about getting the truck over to Routata's camp by now though and I decided I should do a little more exploring up the river between us to see if there was a place I thought we could cross. Keeta, Layta, and Leita were happy to come along and so we saddled up and headed down the path to the river level.The river was as low as I'd ever seen it and it made sense. I was sure it's water came mostly from a glacier upstream somewhere.. This was vastly different though. He'd go back to work tomorrow, sure, but he'd likely have a harder time keeping the walls so intact this time.After Keen had dropped him off at his apartment following the funeral, he'd felt empty. It was the first time since Audrey's death that it truly came to him that he was alone again. He'd been so grieved by her death that he hadn't really thought of the days ahead. The coming weeks, months and years without her. Years in which he might have watched his. You’re smart in so many ways beyond what the books and teachers have taught you. I owe Tori Himmes a great big favor, other than the baby she’s carrying - for pointing you out to me, and telling me you were the best, and that I need you to help me watch over my money.”“I know I keep saying this, and you have yet to tell me no, but the next time you and Ms. Himmes meet to fuck, will you ask her if I can be there too. I have always loved that woman, and now I know someone else, who I never knew.