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He shook his head "No, if that's what you want to do, then we'll find some wild horses If Jonathan wants to see Arizona, then we'll see Arizona"

"And what about Alex? What does he want to do?"

His smile ry "I think we've already discussed that and you found it unacceptable"

She groaned "Alex, if all you want to do is work at the clinic, then you do need a vacation - somewhere else than here"

He shook his head "I have everything I need right here Come on, you understand It was you who didn't want to take a honeyret that, but there is nothing I can do about it now"

He stood and carried his cup to the sink "I told you I would go"

Yes, he said he would go - like he said he would go visit his father in Texas for Christmas He did it for her and he made it clear he didn't want to be there Hopefully he had learned so that he hadn't Alex was near perfect for her in ot his head set about doing so for her or the children

A week before they were supposed to leave, Carmen reserved a van She didn't reserve a hotel roo so would put the to relax, they needed to stop when they were ready to rest rather than struggle extra miles Nevertheless, she did have a schedule of sorts They had teeks to drive to southern Arizona, caet to their destination, which et back Alex would want a few days to relax before going back to work, so that left eight days to camp and explore the desert

She could hardly wait and the children felt the same way Jonathan would be fifteen in Nove up fast In only three years Jonathan would graduate and go away to college

Jonathan was e Maybe it was because he was the oldest, or maybe because of his handicap Jonathan had been born with one short arm, but he never let it hold him back The short arers If he was ever embarrassed about his handicap, he had never indicated so - not even when other children stared at hiet past the aard situation Some people joked about their abnormalities to clear the air Jonathan never joked about it To him, it was simply different Some people had dark hair or blue eyes He had one short arht wish he had black hair or brown eyes, or two arth, but he accepted what he had