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He sees aze God This is theMo a seat and placing a napkin on his lap

"Morning, sweetie," Mrs Goodwin says to hioes back to sorting through the pile of mail in front of her It’s probably invitations to charity balls, political fundraisers for her brother who’s the governor of Alabama, and cocktail parties, or it’s about her cookbook

Apparently every year she develops recipes for a special cookbook--Entertaining with the Goodwins: Prizewinning Recipes fro Cedar Hill Farms She sells them for charity We have a copy on the Hillcrest common room coffee table

I move to pour hot coffee into Jack’s cup Dear God, don’t let me spill

"You know," he says under his breath "Just because I brought you coffee doesn’tsolances with each other I move to pour coffee in Mr Goodwin’s cup, but he puts a hand over it

"I’h"

Jack selects aSociety yearling"

"To who?"

"Bushy Branch Faria Got Paulsen up to 320,000"

"Good boy," Mr Goodwin says with a sloith pride

Jack sorts through theHe opens an envelope and pulls out a card The embossed initials on the paper read AW

"Crap," Jackthe card on the table

"What is it, dear?" his mother asks

"It’s just a card froht it was about A&W Root Beer"

"You goof," Shelby says

"I love root beer," he replies, sounding sad and overly emotional about root beer Boys

Mr Goodwin opens his mouth, presumably to talk about AW of the Abby Winchester variety, not the root beer, so I go back into the kitchen Jodi handsI don’t recognize, and another basket of scones andconversation

"I want pink streaks in my hair," Shelby says as she licks hot cocoa off her upper lip

Mrs Goodwin sets her letter opener down "No"

"C’ot blue streaks and Whitney has purple streaks and I think I would look good with pink!"

"No," her parents say si Form

I put a bowl at each spot It looks like so casserole bacon mash-up? I bet it totally rocks the socks off the Fruit Loops I had for breakfast

"Dear," Mrs Goodwin says to Jack, "what do you think of the cheese grits brûlée?"

He shovels it into hiswith histhat?"

Jack looks like a godda it up I’d say he likes it

"Trust us It’s wonderful," his father says, glancing up fro sorits," Jack says

"I’ll tell Jodi," Mrs Goodwin replies, nodding as she writes a note about sour creaain after school?" she asks Jack

"Of course," he says "I hope you added the surf ’n’ turf option like I suggested"

He helps with the cookbook? Who knew? I thought his activities consisted of:

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Now that they’ve been served, I hover between the kitchen and the dining roooes with Shelby to help her get ready for school, leaving Jack alone with his dad I’o finish uilty for eavesdropping, but I can’t help it

"What were you doing with Savannah Barrow this et Star used to the starting gate," Jack replies

"Is that all you were doing?"

"Yeah, I swear"

I peek around the corner to see Jack taking a gigantic bite of ainst the wall, ood when a businessman dates his staff Or uses them for any other activities"

A pause "Savannah had so new?"

"Not really Sa?"

"The horse see excellent ti his workouts Savannah just kno to control hiet your hopes up that Savannah can make a difference with the horse I haven’t decided if she’s talented I still think you should sell Star"

I breathe in and out, suddenly panting Please don’t sell Star Please don’t sell Star He ht end up with a cruel owner Just like Moonshadow Please don’t sell Star I can’t bear to lose one et, we have that dinner tonight I’ll have Yvonne get a suit ready for you"

I peek around the corner one hs, picks up the Daily Racing Fors the rest of his coffee

Jack didn’t stand up for uess it’s not surprising I just started working as an exercise rider here I haven’t proven myself