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"Is everything the sa with old tery that used to be second nature to hi

"Pops, I told you don't worry about things like this any time Alderman… You don't have ti his spirit "Take care of the community and I'll take care of the home front from now on" He added as he took the re!" Young Markus was heard calling his sister over the TV The two elic face covered in chocolate ice creahter at the sight Jacob hastily scribbled his signature onto the documents and then stopped at the date What was today's date, he wondered His hand slightly shook as he sat there trying to recall not only today's date but also the year

"Mark don't call your sister na Markus as they watched hi the napkin into a ses covering her face

"July seventh… two thousand seven" Markus volunteered noticing that his father was having trouble re a fatherly kiss on her nose causing the girl to break out into a gaggle of childlike giggles "That's better" He said as he held her away froet a better look at her face

"You always did favor her best" Markus teased as he watched the display of fatherly love between his stepdad and his sister He picked up the documents that his father had coned his name to them also

"Oh don't you even try it… I don't kno many times mom and I had to referee between you two because one or the other one thought we favored the other one" He groaned out as he turned his eyes heavenward Markus laughed as he got up and walked around his father's expansive desk and gave hiood to us Pops We know that you love us both"

"Finally, after all of these years the e finally sunk in" Jacob teased