Jack managed a ranch for a rich Texas oilman over to San Antone. The guy built a huge new house on a ten acre manmade lake but Jake said he hardly eve...r showed up. Jake had the old ranch house, a three-story brick monstrosity. ‘I only use the first floor,’ he leaned across the table and kinda blushed in a cute cowboy way and continued in a hushed, confidential tone, ‘I always dreamed of filling up the house with younguns.’ With that, he stood up and grabbed my hand, both of us stumbling a little. "Stop screaming."Of course, she wasn't screaming. My aching head only made it sound thatway. "What time is it?" I croaked."Time for me to go to work," M announced as she took a seat on the edgeof the bed in her spare bedroom."Oye! That means I'm going to be late for class," I concluded as my mindslowly, and oh so painfully, began to slip into gear. It was Tuesdaymorning, I finally concluded as I pried an eye open and looked up at mysister who was gazing down at me with an amused smirk on her. He seems to enjoy it quite a bit." Well, you of all people would certainly know how to make him like it!"Jennifer really must have done a good job if Elizabeth was treating herlike this. Their relationship had never been cold, but it had neverbeen this warm, either."Lady Comwyn was very impressed. She had known the boy for some time...a family friend, I think she said. She was surprised you managed tobring him into the fold so quickly." Elizabeth folded her hands andleaned across her desk. "She. Had plenty of friends who were not so lucky, losing jobs or with marital splits or health problems with their kids. But all seemed rosy in the garden for us, and with both of us coming from quite religious homes (with the exception of Sue’s dad) we wanted to put something back. We made a point of volunteering at least once a week in a nearby homeless shelter and soup kitchen, and as soon as he was old enough, we took Donovan along with us, as we felt it was important he realized there were many.