again, the sound of tires crunchin

up to the house. The doors opened in unison, and se

Senator's staff, walked briskly into the p

estrained and bloodied, with Old Man Hemlock shielding

me is going on he

take control. "Just a small family matt

and stepped forward, putting on her sweetest smile.

t me. A flicker of disbelief crosse

known Jocelyn Fuller personally for the past three years. You are not he

the stunned crowd, his vo

e has made a full recovery, thanks to the s

mother's sputtering protests. He held

Senator, I am honored to present the Texas Legislative Medal of Merit to Mi

oom. The Medal of Merit was one of t

he welt on Hemlock's back. "Miss Fulle

er car, a heavy-duty ranch t

n, and my grandfa

ch of the F

rfed everyone else's. His eyes, sharp and clear, took in the scene in an instant: me, injured;

turned

to my granddaught