At Thanksgiving the girls and Brian came to visit us. Bill and Crystal joined us as well and it was like we were one big family at the table. Then the...y all left. The casa had scheduled their Thanksgiving in the evening. But we went to the ranch for Christmas. And on Christmas Eve we saw Samantha, Hannah, and Brian become handfasted as a single family unit. We’d all known this was coming since the day Hannah returned to the clan a year ago. The joy was palpable.We missed the kids terribly. When you hit your head diving off the dock, it might have broken something loose that could kill you. It showed up on the latest set of x-rays, this morning. That's why the Doctor wants to see you tomorrow."My boss says, the hospital thinks it might be fatal..."That ruined our evening. Constance and Janice cried for hours, and when Tabitha showed up to find out when Janice was coming back, she cried right alongside them. Eventually Mr. Kirby came looking for Tabitha, and she took him into the. "I said, "Thanks," and we trotted up the drive to the main building. Calling this a home is or would be strange. It is huge and wonderfully shaped. We dismounted bringing our horses forward as we walked toward the main door. Two women in their early forties met us.One of them said, "Good morning, I'm Marcy. Nancy and I lead this group here at Biltmore. Who are you?"Bennie said, "I'm Bennie and this is my wife, Janice. We're from Preservation in Georgia."I said, "It looks like you're thriving. ’ ‘You felt so good,’ he said closing his eyes reminiscing, ‘that I just needed to be completely surrounded by you. I wanted all of you.’ ‘And you felt even better. I love you,’ Alex said hold her head down. Tears were starting to form and she didn’t want him to see. But he could hear it in her voice, ‘And I love you Alex. No one will take you from me. You’re mine, always was, ever since I started taking care of you.’ He lifted her head and wiped her tears. ‘But what about…’ she started but.