Now, we need to go upstairs and talk to them." They were waiting in our bedroom. We entered holding hands and both of them brightened.April said, "Dad..., I'm sorry. It was a very, very bad joke. Do you still love me?" I will never stop loving you, Ape. It doesn't matter what you do. I am disappointed in how you expressed your humor. The fallout could have been terrible. It was bad enough." She hung her head.May said, "Dad, I started it. I will do my best never to poke fun at people's fears ever. He told me, "Whatever you do, get me that bid right away so they can approve it and I can get started."The next morning, I set up Pedro and Jesus for the day and took off to meet the cable company engineer at the Kitchen. He was smart and was wearing heavy boots and clothes that would handle brush.Using my handheld GPS, I logged numbers on the straight through path until we came to a ravine that was over fifty foot deep and a hundred foot across. I marked the locations and spray painted a. Tabitha glanced up at the expectant face of Sarah and unwrapped the biggest present – a giant cuddly toy from Natalie. Sarah wrapped her arms around the three-foot high bear and then watched as she unwrapped Nelson Mandela's autobiography from Adam. Tabitha glanced up at him as he nervously ate his cereal. "Thanks," she said genuinely. "That's um ... cool."Adam breathed a sigh of relief as she smiled at him and then she nervously unwrapped the smallest present, cooing as she did. "Oh Sarah,. And you know, if you get any troubles from any of the fellas, just tell me and I'll kick their asses to next week."Harley stared at this gruff, unkempt man. Was he trying to apologize to her?"I'm Harley," she said offering him her hand."Tanner," he said grasping her hand in his big, rough one, shaking it hardily."Would you care to get some breakfast with me then, Tanner?" she asked, thinking of him as an instant friend."Yeah, yeah," he said, turning around and walking the way she had been.
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