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"Then it doesn’t bother you that I have a child?"

Glen straightened in his seat "Bother me? I consider your son a bonus"

"Don’t say that until youforward to doing exactly that"

They were nearing the Seattle dock and Glen stood, eager for theold watch on his wrist "You think Tihed and nodded "I’m sure of it He’s anxious to ainst me if he asks you a lot of personal questions"

"Does Ti to his coach, he’s going to be a dynamite pitcher someday"

"Really" Glen actually beah school team"

"You were?" This was like a ood to be true "If you mention that to my son, he’ll be your friend for life"

Their pace was fast as they headed toward the car Glen’s hand was at Jody’s elbow and although they alking up a steep hill, it didn’t seem to thwart their enthusiasm

As Jody suspected, Ti for her return The instant he heard the front door open, he raced froine He stopped abruptly in front of Glen and threw back his head to look up at hih?" Glen asked, crouching down so that they met eye to eye

"That depends"

"Tiot to check him out, don’t I?"

"Let me introduce you before you bombard him with questions," she said

Timmy held out his hand "I’er hand "Glen Francis Richardson, but don’t tell anyone ed enthusiastic handshakes

"I won’t tell a soul" Tiers and crossed his heart "I proun if you find out that I have"

Just then Helen Chandler came out of the family room, which was situated off the kitchen, and Jodyhoram’s about to start and I don’t want to miss it"

"I’ll see you to the door," Jody said She needn’t have worried about Glen Ti that he show Glen his baseball card collection At this rate her dinner date would be there for hours

"How’d it go?" her h to be heard into the next county and certainly the fa the door She didn’t want to stand in the doorway and carry on a conversation when it was likely Glen could hear every word they were saying

"Do you like him?"

"Mother"

"Well, do you?" Helen pressed

"Yes"

Her mother threw back her head and shocked Jody out of five years of her life by shouting, "Hallelujah!"

"Mo? Did you know Glen has a signed Ken Griffey, Jr baseball card?"

"I have to go," Jody said, grateful to her son for the convenient excuse This was neither the time nor the place for this intimate conversation with her "