The Proffesionals.

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We got to Bryce Valley we were almost to the end of the District only team farther this way was Escalante. 

We got off the bus and started practicing getting warmed up.

First inning we got up by two second we scored another they got one it was 3-1. 3rd and 4th innings we were three up three down they got a hit. Left one girl stranded on 1st base in the 4th.

5th inning we got two more runs I got an RBI on a double.

It was 5-1. They got another 2 runs in the bottom of the 5th.

Making it 5-3.

The 6th was about ready to start and it started raining at first just a sprinkle.

In minutes that sprinkle had turned to a deluge.

The bases had turned to mud.

It started to lightning and thunder.

We got on our bus to stay dry.

They had a metal backstop and we saw a bright flash of light and an immediate clap of thunder.

The backstop glowed red for a moment where it had been hit.

The game was called and since we were winning and it was passed the 5th inning we got the win.

The rainwater was over an inch deep on the bases it was about half way up second base. We left and headed home, with our first win. 

The weather sucked the whole way back to our school.

We got there and my and Cyn's dad's were there waiting they figured that  if it was raining this hard here it was to wet to play Soft ball.

Lots of girls parents weren't expecting them for at least another hour, or hour and a half we got back into our clothes, after a nice warm shower!

It had turned chilli with the rain!

We got home and it was still pouring rain.

I did my homework then we went to bed.

I listened to it rain and saw thunder and lightning for about an hour before falling asleep.

I awoke and it was still raining.

Dad had went to go to town he returned the road was out between here and town and he had heard that if we could of got to town the road going to school down Kingston Canyon was flooded as well. No school today!

Yeah!

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We were stranded for two more days, dad couldn't even go play cop.

By day three if you had a 4 X4 you could get through we had one still it was slickorish, dad said he made it up it like slick Slickorish.

I liked the word dad got us through we came out sideways still.

Guess that's what you get for living off a dirt road! 

The bus took us to school we were to have a game on Thursday but like most of the fields we were under an inch or two of water.

With the weather turning cool, the water wasnt evaporating. 

It was  March, going into April.

We were at over 6600 feet above sea level we were higher than Denver.

Course we werent a state capital, just a county seat! 

New Mexico's Capital Santa Fe was 6998 feet above sea level, higher than Denver as far as State Capitals go.

I heard that on a trivia game once!

Practice was in the gym until a girl named Daisy popped a fly up and it broke a light.

We were banned from the gym.

We found some dry area and we practiced.

The game was canceled due to flooding of our field.

We were not the only ones there were 4 other games canceled including the venue we played last week, it was still underwater as well.

The games would have to be made up at the end of the season.

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In a way it was good to be back to school!

The first day I was handed the homework I had missed by being under water for 4 days.

Let's just say I had a stack it took me a couple of days to finish it all. 

Into the weekend I was still doing it!

I was able to get it done finally. 

Cyn called she claimed I had been ignoring her!

I began to explain that I had been flooded in.

Then I had soooooo, much homework.

Cyn began to giggle. " I'm just joking!

I knew you've had all those things going on.

I was flooded for a couple of days as well.

You know it's friday you want to come to my house.

Were going to Richfield to the movies were going to see the show Abominable! You want to go?"

"Yeah, I've been wanting to see that movie!

I'll ask my parents.

Hold on"

She went and got permission from her mom and she went and told Cyn she would be there!

She went and packed she would be there tonight and tomorrow she packed three diapers just to be safe. 

Pajamas, socks and a pair of undies for tomorrow. 

Her dad drove her over to Cyn's house they talked about boys they were at that age they were becoming boy crazy!

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Next morning they got up and showered Cyn's mom drove them to to Richfield.

The first place they went to the gas station.

Gas was like 45 cents a gallon cheaper here than in town she filled her car all the way up.

Then they went to The theater they got drinks and popcorn.

They went in and watched the previews.

Then the movie started.

They watched about half the movie and the drinks had gone through the both of them as well as Cyn's mom.

They went to the restroom they all felt better.

Cyn's mom also had a different problem the popcorn had hit her and she had diarrhea.

She told the girls to wait for her.

Cyn and Cynthia went out and there was a bench.

They were sitting on the bench just waiting for Cyn's mother.

Two boys came and started to talk to them they were brothers.

Grant and Gary Arnold.

They were just talking.

Soon two other boys were observed by Cynthia they were acting suspicious.

They snuck up and yanked down both brother's sweat pants. 

Both were in diapers.

They turned red as beets, the other guys laghed thinking it was funny!

"Watch out for the Arnold Family there is something wrong with their bladders!"

They laughed!

Cyn and Cynthia both looked at each other. 

"Why don't you two try to grow up!"

They both said.

The two guys laughing looked like they had been slapped!

The laughing stopped.

Their little trick backfired on them.

Grant and Gary both pulled up their sweat pants.

They started to walk away. 

"Where you going asked Cynthia?"

"Yeah where you going asked Cyn?"

The brothers looked at each other this was a first.

Grant said, "You don't care that we wear diapers?"

"Just as long as you don't care that Cynthia and I still wear them at night!"

"You do?" Both Grant and Gary both asked, together?

"It's the truth," said Cynthia.

The boys sat down on the bench with Cynthia and Cyn.

They got to know each other better.

Cynthia reached out and grabbed Grant's hand.

Cyn grabbed Gary's hand.

They sat and talked.

Grant and Gary's mom came she came and saw her boys holding a girls hand.

Her jaw dropped.

This wasn't something she had not been expecting! 

"Who are these two young ladies then, she asked?"

"This is Cynthia Phelps, said Grant!"

This is Cynthia Alexander, but she goes by Cyn!" Said Gary..

"You two are a couple of cuties!" Said Delia Arnold. "Do you want a ride home or are you going to stay here and talk to these two young ladies, you can walk home later if you like."

"We will stay here and we will walk home later," both Grant and Gary said.

"Suit yourselves!

Can't say I much blame you!"

Delia said.

She loaded up her kids into the family car and left.

They were setting there talking when Cyn's mother came out of the bathroom she was white as a sheet she was very sick. 

Cyn's mother laid down on the back seat and Cyn drove the Suburban.

They gave the Arnold Twins a ride to their house Gary sat up front with Cyn, and Grant sat in the second row with Cynthia.

They exchanged phone numbers.

They each kissed their new boys.

They left and Cyn drove home.

Cyn wasn't 16 yet and didn't have her Drivers License.

She had been driving the Suburban since she was 12 years old around the farm, and town.

This was the first time on an open road.

They made it home and Cyn's mother had the flu or something she was getting it from both ends.

They got her in bed and Cyn drove Cynthia home. 

Her dad asked how the movie was she said "Cyn's mother got sick we didn't stay for the whole movie.

Cynthia was glad her dad didn't ask who drove her home, she wasn't about ready to throw Cyn under the bus, and tell her dad the Town Constable that Cyn had been driving without a license. 

She washed her clothes from the day before and her Pajamas from last night.

The phone rang, she answered it, "Phelps residence. Cynthia speaking. How many I help you?"

She wrote down what was the gist of the conversation.

Somebody had paid for $10 worth of gas and filled the tank with over $40 worth of gas and left without paying.

They had gone down the dirt road towards Jones Corral.

That was not a road for cars.

Oh the first part was then you started to climb and the road had huge rocks in them.

Many a car had lost oil pans and other parts trying to go that way.

The licence plate was California, not a local they knew the road.

Stu and his deputy got in Stu's 4X4 and the went down what is called Hunters Lane.

They moved their pistols out of their holsters they had seen where something hit a rock and there was oil on the road.

About a half mile down the road they found the car, there was steam rolling out from under the hood.

Stu said "You must not be from around these parts, or your lost. Everybody knows you dont drive up here without a 4X4!"

"Yeah I saw a road and it cuts off like 7 miles to get to Circleville."

The guy said.

"That it does, said Stu, but I wouldn't even attempt it without a 4X4." Stu had his right hand on his pistol as did his deputy. 

"I guess I will have to take yours!"

The guy said and Stu had his pistol aimed at the guy before he could get his out of his waistband.

His deputy had came around and took the guys weapon.

He cuffed him in handcuffs he found a big knife on the guy.

Stu took out his satellite phone and called the Garfield County Sheriff's Department.

He told them that he had a person that had stolen about $37 in gas from the store and that he had attempted to pull a gun on them.

They also needed a tow truck.

He had ruined his engine on a huge rock.

They were about 12 miles this side of Jones Corral.

The tow truck got there and when the Sheriffs Officers got there the discovered that the guy was wanted for Murder out of California.

There was an APB out for him.

He couldn't believe that he had been taken down by a couple of locals.

Even worse they are Town Constables!

The guy looked even worse after being told that.

Cynthia heard the phone again, this time it was for her it was Grant Arnold!

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"Grant how are you doing?" Cynthia asked?

"I'm good, how are you?

Listen I want a straight answer, when you said you still wet your bed, you weren't just jerking my chain were you?"

"Grant, Cyn and I are really bedwetters, I got it from my dad!

He wet his bed until he was 8!

My adopted mom is a lifelong bedwetter! "

"What about your real mom?" Asked Grant?

"My real mom didn't  wet her bed but she died, I live with my dad and his wife.

My parents never married, they were kids themselves dad was 15 and mom about the same when I was born."

"Is your dad a farmer like everybody else over there in Antimony?" 

"Yeah but he is also the Town Constable!"

"How did he get that job?" Asked Grant?

"Well at one time he was a Police Officer down in Phoenix, Arizona, until he got shot.

Then he sued the City of Phoenix and his wife now, my adopted mother, was his Lawyer!"

"How did you guys end up in Antimony anyway?"

Well Rebbecca my mom was from Antimony, my grandpa got sick and we moved to Antimony to take care of the farm.

Mom is a Lawyer, her and her best friends husband are partners in Antimony.

They handle almost everything."

"My mom is from Antimony as well. Said Grant

What do you do?" Asked Grant.

"Well I go to school, I was on the State 1A Basketball team as a guard. So was Cyn she played opposite me! 

I'm also on our Softball Team I play catcher and Cyn is the third basemen."

"No way I play Catcher and Gary is our Third Baseman!"

"Really?" I asked? 

"Yeah for reals!." Said Grant.

"Grant can I ask you a question? You know Cyn and I are bedwetters, what your story?"

"Well my family from my moms side, we start out toilet trained, then when we're about 10 our bladders start to fail, we wet the bed at first once or twice a month.

By the time were 13 were wetting every night and starting to leak in the daytime.

At 16, were pretty much wearing day and night, daytime control is about gone for Gary and I.

We wet more than we're dry now.

It's happened to 3 of my older siblings and then me and Grant I have a younger sister that's like you she wets her bed at night my youngest brother is just starting.

It happened to my mom all her brothers and sisters, same with my moms, mom!

We've seen every doctor and Urologist between here and Provo.

They have no idea what it is or how to stop it."

"I'm so sorry, I thought I had it bad still wetting my bed every night, in will take my just plain bedwetting anyday!"

"That's alright, Gary and I hardly even think about it anymore, as long as we change every couple of hours were good.

Most kids our age know about us, most don't bug us about it. 

Then you get the two jerks like from today.

That try and make themselves look better by picking on the weaker ones!

Thank you you put them right in their place, they shut up real quick!"

"Those guys were jerks, weren't they?" Cynthia Said.

"I was surprised you still talked to us afterwards, usually after we're outed, nobody wants anything to do with us."

"Grant, I like you I think your cute!"

"Oh no, the cute boy!

I will settle on handsome!" Grant teased. 

"Alright Handsome it is!"

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"Listen Gary and I want to take you and Cyn out Saturday night, movie again, are you up?"

"I'm up, I can't speak for Cyn."

"Gary is going to call her after I quit talking to you.

So I gotta go!"

"Okay good bye Grant, love you!"

She hung up she wasn't thinking, "Love you?"

Where the hell did that come from?

She liked him, liked him a lot, but love?

He probably thinks I'm a nerd or something now!

My first serious boyfriend and I have to ruin it by saying "Love you!" Ughhhh 

Grant was thinking Wow she loves me?

We have only known each other since today,  am I lucky or what?

Gary called Cyn and they had a double date Friday night.

All Cynthia and Cyn talked about was their date with the the Arnold Twins.

Cyn seemed more excited about it than Cynthia. 

"Cynthia what's wrong, I know you, somting's bothering you?"

"I don't know if Grant will like me or not!"

"I kind of think he already does Cynthia!"

"No you don't understand, when he called me, I made a fool of myself!"

"How did you do that?" Asked Cyn?

"When he called me I said.... I said, love you, when we hung up!" Said Cynthia.

"You didn't?"

"I did!

Now I'm sure he thinks I'm a Dweeb or something!"

"Gary told me he and Grant were really looking foreward to it, Grant as well!

Gary never said anything about you saying anything to Grant like that!"

"Still I'm going to be embarrassed, I don't think I love him yet, like him a lot, yes, but love, I don't know?"

"Well I kind of love Gary as well, but I didn't slip and tell him so yet!"

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Friday the twin brothers went to Antimony they picked up two girls, Cyn and Cynthia.

Grant drove back to Richfield.

They knew the boys were from Elsinore, Utah.

About 6 or 7 miles south of Richfield. 

The arrived back at Richfield the newest movie in the Star Wars series was playing.

The boys bought the girls large drinks and large popcorn.

The previews were just starting when they took their seats.

The Arnold Twins and Cyn and Cynthia held hands they talked quietly through the previews as the movie started and it got darker and darker.

The kissing began.

Cynthia and Cyn both agreed later that the brothers were pretty good kissers!

When others asked about the movie the two Cynthias.

They couldn't tell you what the story was About!

Their lips were chapped from kissing. 

The two brothers took their dates to the Chinese Restaurant.

They had Rice, Egg Rolls, Sweet and Sour Chicken, more sodas, the girls decided they had drank enough, they both knew that their diapers were going to be wet in the morning. 

Gary drove back from Richfield to Antimony.

Grant and Cynthia got the back seat, more kissing was going on in the back of the car.

It seemed like it took longer to get from Antimony to Richfield than it took to get from Richfield to Antimony, Cynthia felt cheated.

The twins kind of just dropped them off, seems they needed to get clean diapers, they were about ready to leak themselves. 

 

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Cynthia got home her dad was still up, "Did you have a good date?" Stu asked?

"Yeah, pretty good!"

"What was the movie about," Stu asked?

"Uhm?" Cynthia said.

She looked and her dad was smiling at her.

"You need to watch the movie more, that's how your mom and I got you!"

"All we did was kiss dad, nothing more!"

Well you're about a year older than your mom and I were."

"Dad you've never told me how you and mom met or dated or anything, could you tell me?"

Stu patted the couch signaling Cynthia to sit.

"I met your mother when we were on Christmas Break.

It was a couple of days after Christmas, I want to say December 27th.

I was hanging with my friends at the Mall that used to be at 59th Ave and Northern called Manistee Mall, they had a $1 Theater, we were watching Doctor Doolittle, with Eddie Murphy.

I was sitting there this girl walked in, she was beautiful, looked just like you!

My heart skipped a beat I was in love, I made some rude comment, to the fact that I wished I had a swing like that in my backyard.

With out missing a beat she said "Come on let's go to your back yard!" I think my jaw hit the floor.

She came and sat by me.

"My name is Barb" she said.

I never watched the movie about three minutes into the movie she was holding my hand 15 minutes in we were kissing.

I couldn't tell you what that movie was about if I  hadn't seen it on TV later on.

Anyway after that we dated.

About February we had sex the first time.

Wasn't the last.

About April one day I went to her house nobody was there it had no furniture.

They had been there a day earlier.

I never knew what happened, I never knew she was pregnant.

I swear a part of me died that day, I missed Barb!

Then one day some 13 or 14 years later I met my first daughter for the first time.

When everybody told me do DNA testing, I knew you were my daughter, I didn't need no stinking tests!"

"When I saw you, I knew you were the dad I always had, I could tell by the picture my mom had of you.

You were a bit older but I knew!

You looked like that picture, I just knew your name was Stuart Phelps! Now I got a mom and a dad and I'm not on the streets playing like I'm 18 years old.

I get to be a kid again.

I don't know if I ever thanked you and Rebbecca for taking me in I'm really thankful!"

"Your so very welcome!

Were thankful your ours as well!"

"Daddy you dont need to worry about Grant and I having sex, Grant's family has a defective gene.

Everything starts out fine, then when they hit 10 or 11 the child starts wetting the bed.

Then later on they all become completly incontinent.

Grant doesn't want cursed kids like him.

He isn't even sure he wants kid's when he gets married!"

"The strangest part I thought I would never have kids after being shot.

When we were pregnant with the twins l realized that l wouldn't care if they were born, with problems like mental retardation or something like that, I was so damned lucky just to be having them.

When Grant gets to have kids, the joys and the heartaches they bring into your lives!

You could care less about the problem they face.

That child is a part of you!

Your so focused its so unreal at times.

Like you getting my bedwetting gene.

I love you not your bedwetting gene, same with Rebbecca since she has adopted you, she loves you, you're her daughter now as well you know!"

"I do know! I love her as my mom now."

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Cynthia went to bed.

Stu thought I should go drive through town.

He was about ready to say Heck with that and just go to bed.

"You need to go to town!"

His gut told him, his spider senses were tingling.

Okay I'm going, I'm going!

He got in his truck and started driving, he drove to the end of town.

Further or go back through town?

Back through town. 

Came the answer.

He drove back through town.

He saw a weird glow coming from the Peterson house.

"Old Man Peterson" had to to be the crankiest man in town.

He was about the only guy in town that smoked cigarettes that lived here year round.

As he got closer he saw that the guys house was on fire.

He called the Fire Department and kicked the door open! 

"Mr. Peterson!"

He yelled he ran and the living room was on fire.

He saw a body on the ground he grabbed that and pulled it out.

It was Mr. Peterson.

He wasnt breathing, he did have a pulse.

He pulled his breathing mask out of his pocket and began breathing into Mr. Peterson.

After a couple of breaths he began to cough an sputter he opened his eyes and saw Stu.

"What the hell?"

He sat up and Stu pointed to his house.

He saw his house on fire.

"Me?" He asked.

They heard sirens and soon the Firetruck was there and an Ambulance they put Mr. Peterson on O2.

They saved his house.

His living room was damaged but the rest of the house was good smoke damage but no fire damage.

Stu went to the ambulance he had blisters on his hands.

His hair was singed as well, the Paramedic treated the burns on his hands.

Mr. Peterson was taken to the hospital, he had inhaled a lot of smoke. 

Stu was surprised it was past 1am his neighbors were there they started working on his living room replacing studs and walls by 4am the only thing not replaced was the easy chair that had caught fire.

The report said Mr. Peterson smelled smoke and then found his chair on fire he attemped to drag it outside but was overcame by toxic fumes.

Where he was found by Stu who drug him outside and started rescue breathing.

The Fire department arrived and put the chair out and kept damage to the living room at a minimum.

Police Officer Stuart Phelps received 2nd degree burns on both of his hands, during the rescue of Niels Peterson.

It took a week or so but Stu's hands started feeling better.

He had to be driven home that night by his deputy.

He told everybody he didn't feel any pain until everything was calm, he was sure it was his adrenaline was pumped up!

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Mr. Peterson spent a week in the hospital he had burns and smoke inhalation, he had been in the heat longer than Stu.

When he got back he was expecting his house to be chared still.

Imagine his surprise when he entered his home to find everything there fixed.

The walls had been fixed, new curtains were up, and though it wasn't his chair a really nice new chair was in the spot his old one had been.

Sitting in this chair it was more comfortable, easier to get in and out of.

He was over 70 years old!

He couldn't believe what his neighbors had done for him.

Starting with Stu the town Constable.

He had seen Stu's hands, he was getting treated.

For burns on his hands while, he himself was sucking down the oxygen.

Stu had risked life and limb saving his sorry butt!

When he got home everything was repaired, there was still a strong odor of smoke in his house.

That would probably soon go away if he aired his house out.

He saw his cigarettes it had been over a week since he had one.

Then he remembered this is how this crap all went down.lll

Day one through day four had been the worst!

He wanted a smoke!

He was in a bed there was no way he could of got out if bed, got dressed and walked to the nearest store and got him a pack smoked a few then went back to the hospital.

Besides he didn't have his wallet with him that had his money in it.

He did have his little metal wallet he carried his ID cards, DL, Credit Cards, and Insurance cards.

He could of used his Credit Card to buy smokes.

But he was a cheapskate we wasn't willing to pay 19% interest on a damned pack of smokes, wasn't like they were cheap to begin with.

$4.00 a pack almost!

He had been considering quiting because they were so danned expensive!

This just cemented his will even more.

He could ask around town who did this and who did that to fix his house?

He knew this town nobody would talk, he had seen it before, somebody has a crisis and the town is there.

Pitching in.

One thing about this town was the residents cared for the other residents.

There was a guy several years ago his hay hauler broke down and it was going to rain.

Everybody came and assisted in getting the guys alfalfa in.

They got it all put up before it rained!

That was after spending 12 hours in their own fields getting their own alfalfa in.

The wife of the guy who saved him, her dad had spearheaded that he had assisted in that himself.

He had worked 16 hour days he was tired but the good feeling he got in his heart from helping was well worth it, what was the loss of a few hours of sleep, compared to that feeling of....

Love, for a fellow human being?

He had been taught his whole life, we're all spirit children of our heavenly father.

He was helping a brother out!

He felt like the Grinch, his heart swelled two times that time easily.

He decided it was time he did something for the town.

He had bought a cow he was going to slaughter for beef.

How about I still slaughter it and cook it up barbecue style and throw those that helped me in my time of need?

I also got plenty of corn on the cob.

Just have everybody bring like a side dish or salad or sodas?

That sounds like one of the best ideas he had ever had!

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Stu came and seen if he needed any help.

Just need to get my steer down to the butchers in Richfield.

Stu got on the phone and found a guy that had a truck for hauling his cattle, who just happened to be going to Richfield to pick up some cattle he had just bought at Auction.

He was more than happy to take Mr. Peterson's cow to the butcher.  

Mr. Peterson drove in his truck to the butchers to pick up the meat, about a week later.

He had put up a flyer at the store and post office.

Everybody went there for their mail odd groceries or other things.

Inviting the residents of the town of Antimony for a barbeque and picnic.

He started cooking the beef the day before smoking it in Mesquite smoke to give it flavor.

Next day he began slow cooking the beef letting it slowly cook.

And he got a huge pot and started simmering the corn on the cob.

People were bringing everything from salads, side dishes, deserts, chips and sodas.

Nobody knew who was footing the bill that was a secret.

At the town park there were tables put up and chairs.

There were Chaffing dishes with Pulled Brisket, and other types of meat, loads of corn on the cob, butter and salt and pepper several kinds of barbeque sauces, from spicy to mild and sweet.

As people began to arrive more dishes and, drinks arrived.

Potato chips galore. 

Everybody had a great time everybody wanted to know who had put this feast on.

Nobody would fess up to it!

They were willing to pay for the feast but nobody would talk, not even the Mayor who had to approve the use of the park!

And the Post Mistress or the lady who ran the store.

Where the flyers were put up.

Stu was sure he knew, Mr. Peterson had got his 25 acres of corn in and had a cow slaughtered.

He put two and two together.

Mr. Peterson since returning had became a very much nicer man, oh he was nice enough before.

But since his fire.

He had returned to church.

The church here frowned upon smoking, it was part of their religious beliefs.

He quit smoking while in the hospital, he still uttered the occasional swear word or two without thinking about it compared to the way he was before, everybody but Mr. Peterson saw a great improvement!

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Cynthia and Cyn had Grant and Gary up for the Barbecue.

Stu and Rebbecca both decided they liked Grant.

He was polite, easy going, and loved Cynthia, that was easy to see, and Cynthia loved him.

Mr. Peterson came and asked Grant and Gary who they were.

Cyn and Cynthia introduced their boyfriends to him.

Mr. Peterson remembered being young once, in fact his wife, then girlfriend Anne, invited him to a town picnic, a lot like this one for their first date. 

Anne and him were married several years before she got the cancer and died.

They had 5 kids. 3 girls and 2 boys , couldn't of spaced then out any better. Margie was his oldest, then Bart, then Penelope, then William, then Gracie, girl, boy, girl, boy, girl.

Even Gracie was in her mid 20's now had kids of her own.

They all married City Boys!

And his sons, married City Girls.

They had jobs in the North, Ogden, Salt Lake City the closest was Penelope she and her family lived in Provo, her husband was a professor at BYU.

Too much of an Egghead for him but Penelope loved him.

Provo was about a 2 hour 30 minute drive from here, Ogden was 4 1/2 hours and that was being on I-15 most of the way.

He missed his kids, who was he going to leave the farm to after he was dead?

The only ones that actually knew anything about farming was Margie and William.

Margie her husband was some hot shot banker, William was a Journeyman electrician making bank, he made in 4 months what he earned all year working the farm.

The other three were not interested in the farm.

Bart only worked it only because I made him.

Penelope was only interested in being mom, she was one hell of a homemaker.

Then Gracie, she was one of those rebelrousers, she had to have a cause or she wasn't happy right now it was cattle emissions if she had her way every cow would be put in a diaper.

They were emitting to much greenhouse gasses or something like that. Them damned politicians in Washington need muzzels, everytime they opened their mouths shit came out!

Creating the same effect!

"Welcome to the picnic! Where are you from?"

"Elsinore!" Both Grant and Gary said at the same time!

"What's your name?" Asked Mr. Peterson?

"I'm Grant, and I'm Gary, were the Olson brothers."

"Twins huh, I knew your mother, she used to hang out with my oldest Margie, when they were younger.

Tell me do you two have the curse your mom had?"

"Yeah were incontinent.

Just like mom!" Said Gary.

"Sorry to hear that, I was hoping it would of ended with your mom.

I remember how embarresed your mom was when she wet Margie's bed the first time.

She had to explain to us what was happening.

I felt sorry for her, I wet my bed until I was 11 almost 12.

Hers was just starting at that age."

"Yeah, I'm the older one by 7 minutes, but Gary started wetting his bed about a week and a half before I  did. Said Grant." 

"Tell your mom that Mr. Peterson said to say hi!

Tell me do either of you two know anything about farming?"

"Well Grant and I both are in the FFA, were enrolled in all the Vo-Ag  classes at school that they offer, why?" Asked Gary?

"Just wondering is all.

Said Mr. Peterson.

Enjoy the picnic!"

Wow, Delia John's, now Delia Olson, I loved her just like one of my own, her parents did nothing to prepare their daughter for her problem.

I remember that night that she wet Margie's bed she was so scared she was shaking.

To her incontinence looked like a Death Sentence! 

She sat in my lap, I was the one who comforted her.

She told me she wished I was her dad that night.

At times l wished she was my daughter, I would of gladly traded her for Gracie.

He smiled.

No I wouldn't!

Now Grace's attitude he would of traded for Delias's any day, still would!

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There was a little problem a few boys had a little too much alcohol, they weren't even local boys, they were from a surrounding town about 35 minutes drive from here.

They had too much to drink and were starting fights with the locals.

Luckily the local boys didn't want much to do with them, they declined to fight them, until the three brothers started punching at the local boys.

Then the local boys had no choice but to defend themselves.

Being drunk the 3 brothers the Boyle brothers from Marysvale .

Was getting the worst of it one of the brothers had a pretty nasty cut above his right eye.

According to the the paramedics it was going to need some stitches. 

Stu called the Sherrifs Department, they arrived a bit later the boys were transported to county jail for the night.

One of them would make a stop at the hospital first for a few stitches.

Everybody had a great time other than the three brothers at the picnic. 

Stu was awoke at 4:12 am someone was pounding on the door.

He got up and something told him get your weapon.

He grabbed his weapon threw on a robe.

As he opened the door a shotgun barrel came through the crack and bang somebody shot into his house.

He backed up and put rounds out through the door he heard some one fall.

He slowly opened the door and saw a man laying there he was holding his left shoulder from where one of his rounds entered this man.

The guys eyes got big, Stu could tell the guy thought Stu was going to kill him.

He reached for his shot gun and Stu  stood on it with one foot, so the guy couldn't raise it. "Drop it!" Stu commanded.

The guy did as was told Stu had his gun aimed at his chest.

Stu looked the guy had been hit twice once in the right leg and once in the shoulder. 

The guy asked how come you roughed up my son?"

"Your son?" Asked Stu?

"I'm Syd Boyle.

You roughed up my son, I know your the law around here but that don't give you the right to rough him up!"

"Sir I don't know who told you I roughed up your son, but all I did was arrest your boys for drunk and disorderly.

They came here looking for fights all three of them, the local boys attempted to not fight them.

So they began punching the local boys, the local boys did nothing more than protect themselves from your boys!

Your son had his cut eye before I got involved even."

"Why did my boy tell me he was roughed up by you then?"

"I have no idea, is that why you come to fill me full of buckshot?"

"That's why asshole!"

"Well where your boys might get 30 days your looking at about 15 years in prison, attempted murder of a police officer, sure hope getting shot was worth it?"

"15 years really?" The guy asked?

"Luckily you didnt kill me you could of ended up on death row!

Even if I had of roughed your boy up, which l hadn't!"

"Which kid hit him, my family will avenge me!"

"So your telling me that somebody will shoot and kill a kid because your son was so damned drunk he lost a fight he picked in the first place.

Thats called conspiracy to commit 1st degree murder.

That can get you life.

You just better hope that it's not one of your sons that do it they can spend the rest of their lives in prison right along with you. 

The Paramedics and ambulance arrived I cuffed the guy and they put him in the ambulance.

They started to treat him and told me that they were needing to go to Panguitch to the hospital.

Stu went with him he was his prisoner.

They met the cops about a 1/3 of the way there.

They put a Sherrifs Officer with him, and Stu went back to the crime scene with the the other officers.

They did an investigation and decided that it had gone down just as Stu said it had.

The angle of the shotgun had hit where the book case was several books had been destroyed by the blast.

The holes from the inside lined up with where Mr. Boyle had been standing.

The only prints on the shotgun had been Mr. Boyle's.

He had gunshot residue on his hands and arms.

Mr. Boyle was charged with the attempted murder of a police officer. Stu got a commodation for his quick thinking.

Stu was worried would Mr. Boyles kids try anything?

That was answered when the oldest son Craig went to Stu's house and started shooting with a pistol at it.

Stu returned fire this time there was a fatality.

Craig was killed and Stu got a flesh wound on his right arm.

The mother removed her remaining kids and moved them north!

She didnt want to lose another kid.

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Stu had to testify at Mr. Boyles trial it was proven that Stu did not, cut Barry's eye that Mr. Boyle had murderous intent when he went to Stu's house.

He was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

As they were dragging him out he yelled at Stu that he would do the 12 years and was going to come back and kill Stu and his family, for killing his son!

Some people just don't get it Stu thought his son was killed to save him.

Stu said "Next time you come I won't be such a bad shot and I will drop you at my door!

Your kids will be without a father forever!

Not just the next 12 years!"

The guys jaw dropped I guess he wasn't expecting that from Stu!

"He's the fucking cop!"

"Just to let you know if you came after my family I would kill you myself!"

The deputy said to him as he was being led out. 

On a good note Grant has taken Cynthia on a solo date no Gary or Cyn.

And Gary has taken Cyn out solo as Well.

Stu has told Grant that he expects his daughter returned the same way you took her out.

Drive Safely. 

It was getting late one night Cynthia was out on a date with Grant he got a call from Cynthia the connection was bad all he heard was accident in the canyon.

They were headed to Richfield to go rollerskating at the rink.

He started driving and found their car it had hit a deer the grill was almost back to the engine.

The windshield was cracked and the deer was on the trunk of the car. The leg was stuck in the back seat.

Stu saw that the deer was still moving it wasnt dead yet.

Stu put it out of its misery he shot the doe between the eyes.

She was still there was blood leading away from the car he followed it he found Grant bleeding from his arm pretty badly he called and got EMS rolling Cynthia told her dad that

"They were returning when they hit the deer.

She landed on the trunk.

Grant went to move her when she kicked at him cutting his arm.

It looked like a knife, I didn't know that deer's hooves are that sharp! Said Cynthia.

EMS had arrived and they took Grant to the Richfield Memorial Hospital! 

Grant had lost a bit of blood Stu took Cynthia back to Richfield with him they got to the hospital.

The Olsens were already there.

Cynthia told them what had happened with the deer.

It was still alive when I got there.

I had to shoot it. Said Stu

The Doctor came and told them that Grant lost a significant amount of blood, he needed several stitches.

We're worried about infection were keeping him overnight. 

Stu drove Cynthia home.

"You okay?" He asked.

"I'm better now that I know Grant is good he isn't going to bleed to death on me!" 

You did good putting pressure on the wound the Paramedics said you probably stopped him from bleeding to death!"

"Daddy I had to help him change his diaper I saw his thingy!"

"Not that!" Stu said jokingly. 

"Daddy remember when we talked about him not wanting kids?"

"Yeah I do!" Said Stu.

"Daddy I want to have his babies, I want to wait until after we're married but I want as many as he can give me I don't care if they are like him or Not!

Does that make me selfish?"

"No honey that makes you human.

Like I told you I feel priveliged just to be your, your sisters and brothers father!

Does that make me selfish?"

"Dad I'm almost 17 in a few years I will be old enough to be a mom and I want to marry Grant Olsen!"

"Don't worry neither one of us knows what the future holds.

Who knows maybe in a couple of years you will ask Grant who?

Or you could become Mrs. Cynthia Olsen.

I don't know, nobody but the man upstairs knows!"

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It was getting Volleyball season.

Cynthia and Cyn went out for it, they didn't think that they would have a chance to make the team, for them both they just did it for something to do.

Neither if them really cared for the game but it broke up the monotony until basketball season again.

They both made the team but unlike Basketball and Softball, neither of them were starters. 

They had another pretty good team.

One of the stars was a girl named Karen.

Karen was a cheer leader, very cute.

She had teased Cyn and Cynthia because they weren't as beautiful as she was.

Truth was they could care less. 

The team was good enough that they made State this year which was in Richfield at Snow College South!

It was a 1 hour drive so once again they were staying in Richfield at a Motel.

The commute wasn't bad but the weather had turned cold it was November and already snow had fell. 

To get to Richfield they needed to go through a Canyon that at times was closed during inclement weather.

At the best of times the speed limit in the canyon was 50 miles an hour.

They were playing one game on Thursday and two on Friday possible as many as three on Saturday.

The coach knew that Cynthia and Cyn still wet their beds.

They were put in the same room, surprisingly Karen was put with them and another girl Candice.

Cyn and Cynthia considered it very bad luck to get stuck with Karen, the biggest bully that they had, she would now know they wet their beds.

Something else that would add fuel to the fire.

Another reason for her to make fun of them. 

They were sitting on the bench their first game was against Wayne High.

They saw the crowd and Grant and Gary had came to watch them play, even though chances are they wouldnt. 

The first game two girls both went to play the ball and they banged heads.

Both girls fell to a heap on the floor.

One girl had a good gash that was going to need stitches the other girl the Coach held up one finger she saw two.

They were both taken to the hospital.

"Cynthia your in!" Cynthia gulped as her and another benchsitter, Candice their roommate, both went in.

Cynthia had butterfly's in her stomach.

Soon as the whistle blew she was fine.

She would now be in the rotation though one of the girls returned they were afraid that with her stitches sweat could cause her problems.

The other girl was admitted for observation she had a slight concussion.

They beat Wayne High in three straight sets. 

Next it was dinner, Karen had been pretty vocal about I did this and I did that during the game.

They had Chineese food and Grant and Gary and some other guy named Carter, his first name or last name?

They just called him "Cart!" He was hanging out with them.

Then it was time to go back to the hotel.

For one of the first times Karen was quiet.

The four girls all were sitting in the room.

Cynthia and Cyn were reluctant to put on their diapers, they didn't want Karen to to find out and ridicule them for the rest of their lives!

Karen ahem, to clear her throat.

"Guys I've got something to say to you, I wish I never would have to say.

I still wet my bed sometimes and I wear diapers at night because I still do!"

Candice said "I thought I was the only one that still wet!"

Cynthia and Cyn looked at each other, they smiled. 

"Okay this is the bedwetter room!"

They both said at the same time. 

"The bedwetter room what do you mean?" Asked Karen?

"During Basketball season it was discovered that a few of the team members were bedwetters.

They were put in a room by themselves.

So as not to embarras them!" Said Cynthia.

"This is the bedwetters room for Volleyball!" Said Cyn.

"Do you two?...." Asked Karen?

"Yeah!" They both said.

Karen looked relieved.

"I've always thought I was the lone lame brain one that still wet her bed in the whole school!"

"Nope, there are lots uf us.

Heck we had almost 7 in our room at basketball." Said Cyn.

"One of even had to sleep in a crib, she was the team baby!" Said Cynthia.

Karen spoke up.

"You guys won't think I'm weird but I've always wanted to be a baby again. 

Cynthia, Cyn, and Candice we all got the same idea.

We called and had a crib delivered, there was a Wal-Mart close by Cyn went and got a baby bottle and a pacifier.

Karen became the Volleyball team baby. 

After that Karen never said a bad thing about us!

We never told her secret that she liked being a baby. 

She was so relaxed on Friday she played one heck of a game.

We won the next two games.

Cyn even got to play.

We had one girl that, well she wasn't anorexic or anything just really really skinny.

She broke her arm serving the ball Cyn went in for her.

We had all day Saturday left and we had no reserves left.

We could be hurting!

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We made it to Saturday.

Frankly it was only 10 am and already the snow was falling.

Looking out the window of our hotel room I realized one thing.

This was going to be a blizzard!

The radio said that the canyon was closed between us and the school.

The reason we stayed in the motel in the first place.

Our first game was at noon we got ready and went.

When we arrived we learned that the team we were facing had left last night, they felt that the safety of their kids were more important than the game we won by forfeit.

Out next game wasn't until 3:30 pm now we went back and waited we had lunch.

Cyn and I talked, we had expected to be leaving tonight.

After the last game.

Problem was neither of had expected to possibly being here longer. Neither of us had packed extra diapers for our nightly bedwetting, neither had Karen or Candice. 

Also there were people being stranded that needed places to stay.

Housekeeping started moving extra porta beds.

The big beds were moved out, we had 7 beds in the room plus still one crib for Karen.

The coaches brought girls in from other schools.

We wondered what kind of other girls we had.

We soon were put at ease we were informed that all 9 of us girls were alike we had the same ailment at night.

After we found out that we were all bedwetters we started talking to each other.

There were only two girls that had diapers for tonight the rest if us hadnt planned on getting stuck here.

There was a bag bought by the coaches we were safe for tonight.

I had one girl I made friends with her name was Carla White.

She was a black girl at first she wasn't very talkative she was from St. Joe's in Ogden.

We talked and when she found out I was the girl that got most of her team in trouble at the State basketball playoffs, I thought for sure she was going to hate me!

Instead she hugged me.

Turns out her being black she was made fun of by the girls that 90% of them were expelled for their actions.

"You made my life a heck of a lot easier.

They were racists.

I'm one of two black kids in the school.

There are about 12, Hispanics kids and they had it in for them as well!"

"Glad I could help you!

I think your nice."

 We talked and talked we were sitting there and then the lights went out.

Coaches came and told us that unless they get the lights on the rest of the Tournament was canceled!

Can't play in the gym without lights.

Carla was rocking back and forth.

"What's wrong?" I asked her?

"Uhm, I'm afraid of the dark!"

"Why?" Cyn asked?

"If you must know, I am a foster kid, I've been sexually abused in the dark!

It's why I still wet my bed because nobody wants to touch me when I'm wet!"

Cyn and I held her until she started feeling better. 

"Thank you, I've never had anybody do that for me before!"

We talked more she talked about being sexually abused.

She was surprised that we come from a small town of 125 people "I don't think I've ever been in such a small town before.

Are you telling me the truth?

Its really that small.

We talked more we found out her father had been a cop, he had been killed in the line of duty.

Mom lost it she got into drugs and alcohol she got arrested buying drugs about 5 times they tossed her in prison she will be there for 6 more years.

I got a brother and another sister somewhere, we were split up.

I got moved to a family in Ogden my sister went to Provo, my brother is still in Salt Lake!

I had a foster brother who started molesting me, when I told, the dad started molesting me as well.

They both got caught and went to prison.

I was put with another family.

Nothing has happened yet but I don't want to let my guard down.

I've been wetting my bed for over two years I don't think I got much control of it any more!"

"Cyn and I never stopped!

She got if from her mom and I got it from my dad!"

"I got it from my Foster Father and Foster Brother!"

She joked!

The lights came back on about 7pm we went out for dinner the Tournament had been canceled we had done well enough that we placed.

Sunday morning the snow had stopped it had dropped about 2 and a half feet of snow in like 20 hours, the canyon had been plowed we made it home on Sunday.

That had been the most unusual Tournament I had ever participated in.

The team that left early and gave us the forfeit.

They had slid off the road and it was a miracle that they survived.

For almost 48 hours they had been stranded by the side of the road.

Until a snowplow found them on Sunday afternoon.

The coach ended up with frostbite on her toes from trying to dig their van out of the the snow bank they had got stuck in.

 

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Cynthia, Cyn and Carla kept in touch.

It was getting time for Christmas.

Carla came to town, her parents were going to Arizona to visit friends in Phoenix.

They let her stay with Cynthia and Cyn.

Cyn was staying there as well her mother and father were sick she stayed with the Phelps until her family was well again.

Carla thought that they were so lucky to live in the mountains like they did.

She was also thinking how lucky they were to live on farms.

Even the chores that they did seemed like fun. 

She got to go to town and they went to the store and to the post office.

The other points of interest were the Town Offices and elementry school and church.

There was the law office of Cynthia's mother and her partner William Wilde.

Carla had loads of questions for Rebbecca.

Carla was interested in a law degree. 

Even Stu as the Town Constable fascinated her.

Her real dad had been a cop and was killed in the line of duty.

She was surprised to find out Stu had been shot in the line of duty himself.

There was a boy she met.

His name was Russell Irons, he didn't seem to care that she was black, he seemed interested in her.

Her foster parents were to pick her up on Wednesday January 2.

The day came and it was now the 4th.

Stu started contacting other Police Departments trying to locate them.

They had left Phoenix late the 2nd of January.

It was unknown where they were at.

Stu also contacted the Department of Social Services they were the ones that handled the Fostor Family program.

They knew that they had Carla.

A lady would be visiting them soon.

It took a few days but Carla's parents car were discovered in a ravine.

They were both found dead it appeared they slid off the road. 

The lady arrived at Stu and Rebbecca's home the lady told them that she didn't have anywhere to keep her they were asked by Ms. Henshaw the case worker if they could keep her until a suitable home could be found for Carla.

Cynthia, Cyn and Carla were happy that she could stay longer. 

Carla did miss her parents.

They sold off the house. 

Her things were sent to her she was still living with Cynthia and her family.

Ms. Henshaw returned and explained the progress.

They had one black family in the County that were foster family certified, the problem was they were full at the moment.

No Hispanic or Indian families wanted her, white ones either!

She lost a family when they showed what racists they were when they told her to "Ship her black *** back to Africa!

I've cleaned it up a lot from what they told me!" She said.

Stu and Rebbecca asked can we be her foster family for real then?

"Would you be so kind to do that?

This place is so much better than what other placements I could find her!"

"Is she available for adoption?" Rebbecca asked?

"That can be arranged!" Ms. Henshaw said surprised!

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Carla couldnt believe her luck, her two best friends in the whole world, one was a sister now, well a foster sister!

She could not believe that the Phelps were interested in adopting her.

 Her and Russell Irons had went on a date.

It went great!

Coming from a Catholic School to a school that wasnt much bigger than St. Joes.

But had kids from 9 different towns and the school still had about 250 kids in the school that was different.

She still enjoyed doing chores with her foster sisters.

Denice was her favorite after Cynthia.

Her mom gave her books to read on law and how things work.

It only strengthened her desire to become a lawyer!

In school she was thriving.

There were only a couple of kids that used the N word at her.

But compared to where she came from they were fewer and far between!

Her dad, Stu taught her how to shoot, and took her duck hunting and deer hunting.

She developed a love for the outdoors and nature, of course Cynthia was right there with her during those times.

She became a replacement on the Vollyball team since they now got the two girls back, the ones that had collided and one got concussed and the other stitches.

She was a better player than Cynthia and Cyn. She got put in when they had to substitute. 

Stu and Rebbecca put in adoption papers for her and they went through faster than anybody had expected. 

Instead of weeks they had days before the hearing. 

Something else had happened, for Carla she learned to trust foster fathers, Stu was a great dad.

Since she wasn't scared of anybody coming to have sex with her at night.

She started getting an odd dry night here and there.

Nobody was more surprised than Carla herself!

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Nobody was more supportive of her than the two Cynthias.

They told her how great she was when she had her dry nights. 

They had the court and The Phelps were being allowed to adopt her, there was a year between now and when the adoption would be final.

By her 18th birthday she would be Carla Marie Phelps!

It was to happen like 6 months before she became 18!

But she hadn't had a real family since before her father was killed!

Then her mom became a druggie.

She wondered if she would ever see her little brother and sister ever again?

She wished she could bring them here and mom and dad would adopt them!

How happy that would make her. 

Stu did some digging and found her sister she had already been adopted by the family that took her.

Her brother had ranaway, just left his family and his whereabouts were currently unknown. 

Carla was worried about him she was the older sister. 

One day a few months later, she was with her dad Stu, he got called to the store.

Seems some transient was stealing food.

He ran up a bill and couldnt pay it.

He got caught trying to sneak out.

Stu got there and Carla went in with him the guy wasn't much younger himself than Carla.

He was just starting to grow facial hair.

It was his eyes.

"Marsh?" She said, is that you?"

"The kid looked "Carla?"

She grabbed him and hugged him.

"How much does he owe?"

She asked the lady that worked there $17.46 plus tax.

She gave the lady a $20.

She got like 5 cents back.

"Carla, you know this guy?" Asked Stu? 

"Yes, he is my little brother Marshall!"

"Is this the one that was missing?" Asked Stu?

"Uhuh!

He is not missing now!" Said Carla.

"How did you end up here in this Podunk town?" Asked her brother?

"Well l was in Ogden l met two girls that became my friends while I was playing Volleyball, they both come from here!

One is Stu's daughter.

Anyway I came for a visit here over Christmas Vacation.

My foster parents went to Arizona and they dropped me here.

On the way back they were in a wreck and both killed.

Stu here and his wife Rebbecca are adopting me!" 

"They are both White, what business they got adopting a black girl?" 

"Compared, to the black familes I've had!

They have been the best by far, at least I am not getting sexually abused by my foster brothers and daddy.

My first placement in Ogden that did happen!

I was waiting for it to happen in the family that got killed.

I'm not even expecting it to happen here, I'm really happy."

How the people treat you here being black?"

"They could care less if I'm black, there is a white family that causes 99% of the problems here in town!

I'm afraid they will be shot on site soon!"

"What?

Really?" Asked Marshall. 

"No I'm joking?" Carla smiled at him. 

Marshall smiled for the first time. "You had me going!

You hear anything about Gayle?"

"Yeah, she was adopted by her family.

Daddy can Marshall come home with us?"

"You know I got to let them know where he is at.

Otherwise I will get arrested. Said Stu.

"Dad is also the police in this town, that's why I came with him!"

"Dad?" Asked Marshall?

"Yep in about 5 or 6 moths I will be adopted by them!"

"They aren't using you for slave labor?

That's what my family did to me!" Said Marshall.

"That's why I ran away.

I've been foregoing the big cities staying in Small towns.

Imagine finding you here Carla!"

"I found I like the country!

I even like doing chores!"

"Chores?

Are you getting paid for doing those?"

"Yeh dummy, where do you think that $20 came from. 

I earned that money?

Marshall went home he got a bath and a shave he felt like a new man!

Soon Marshall was living with his older sister and was thinking about asking Stu and Rebbecca if they would make him a part of the family as well!

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Marshall went with Carla as she went and fed the cows.

She drove a tractor and Marshall was impressed. 

"Where did you learn to drive Carla?

Do you have your Drivers Licence yet."

"Daddy taught me, just like he taught Cynthia.

Grandpa taught him."

"Will he teach me?" He asked?

"I don't know? Probably, but I think he will teach you to haul the bales." She said.

"Yeah I'm slave labor here to!"

"No your not, I'm sure dad will pay you!

He pays me and Cynthia."

"Okay then I will be a paid slave then!" He joked.

Carla laughed "Do they even have those?"

She giggled.

"Seriously, can I ask you a personal question?"

"As long as it's no too personal!"

"I've noticed certain things, like in the bathroom there. is a garbage can that has diapers in them.

Now the people I lived with had toddlers and babies but these diapers look a lot bigger.

Do some of the older kids still wet their beds?"

"How do I put this?

Yes.

Daddy was a cop in Phoenix, Arizona.

Like our dad he got shot as well.

Unlike our dad he survived!

One hit his lungs, he can't run without passing out after only running a 100 yards.

The second shot hit him in the lower back. It left him wetting his bed.

It isn't his fault.

Until he got shot he didn't wet his bed.

He sued the city of Phoenix there was a woman who was his lawyer, he ended up marrying.

Rebbecca, Rebbecca has wet her bed everyday of her life almost.

Cynthia is her daddy's daughter she wets her bed.

Her and my best friend Cyn does to.

When I was raped by some of my foster brothers and father, l started wetting mine as well, some of those are mine as well, but I'm starting to have dry nights.

The threat is going away.

Denise is still a bedwetter and the kids they aren't toilet trained as yet."

"Wow thats a lot of people still wetting their beds!"

"This town is like that for only having about a 130- 150 people.

There is a lot of people that are in diapers for one reason or another, it's weird!

There are full families!"

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Stu took Marshall and they talked.

"Marshall what are your plans?"

"What do you mean?" Asked Marshall.

"Do you think your through running, or are you going to leave again?"

"Well I got Carla back, I'm not planning to leave without her, I know she isn't ready to leave, she likes it here.

I gotta admit this town is pretty quiet, almost to quiet for my likes!

But it's growing on me.

I just can't see myself as a farmer."

"You don't have to be a farmer, they will need Police Officers, like me.

Rebbecca will need somebody to take over her Law Office."

"I think Carla would make a better lawyer than I Would! Said Marshall.

I think she wants to be one I know I don't.

Being a cop interests me."

"Okay, you know we are adopting Carla, how about you, do you feel like you need a family?" Asked Stu.

"I feel kinda like I got one, aren't you my Foster family?"

"Yes we are your Foster family, like Carla do you want to make it permanent?"

"You mean adopt me?

If you haven't noticed I'm not quite like you!

I'm a little bit darker than you and Rebbecca!"

Stu smiled.

"Yeah I noticed!

Still don't you want a real family?

Carla wants us!"

Carla is my sister, if she becomes your daughter, does that mean she isn't my sister anymore?"

"Hmmm good question.

I think she will still be your sister biologically, but legally?

You would have to talk to Rebbecca about that she is the lawyer."

"If it keeps me her brother then I will be adopted.

Can I tell you something?

It kind of feels like I'm turning my back on my family, I was born a White I still kind of want to die a White."

"Do you have a middle name?"

"No, just Marshall White."

"We could just rename you Marshall White Phelps!"

"Then I could still be known as Marshall White.

Just add Phelps!"

"Carla is becoming Carla Marie White Phelps!

She thought about a - making it Carla Marie White- Phelps.

It just didn't roll off her tongue right she said." Said Stu.

"Then I guess I will be adopted I, don't want to be a farmer though, black people don't farm!

Unless were Share Croppers in the Southern United States.

I think I will be a cop just like my two dads!"

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We filed to adopt Marshall as well.

After filing we heard that Gayle the other sister needed a home.

She had been adopted by a black family and they were both ready to kill each other in a nasty divorce they had both came to blows and arrested for domestic violence.

They were so focused on each other that their kids had suffered neglect.

Soon we had Gayle as well she was about Denice's age.

I never saw two kids that looked nothing alike love each other like sisters they were always hugging they were both just happy to have a sister their own age!

At her last place she was the only girl she had 4 brothers!

Gayle was just so happy to not be the only girl here.

The following school year I had 2 juniors Cynthia and Carla. 

A Freshman Marshal.

And two second graders Denice and Gayle.

My babies David and Naomi and my newest son Stuart were way to young to start school.

We also got word that their Mother Mrs. White  had been charged with First Degree Murder.

It appears that the Lady that was involved in her husband's and the kids fathers murder.

She got a shiv and used it on the lady killing her. 

Her mom was given 25 more years to her sentence.

[Drownedinp]

There was not much happening, around town it was just about as dead as it could be.

In Piute county There was a lady arrested.

She killed her husband.

Nobody knew why.

Nobody knew how?

Rebbecca and Willy were hired as her lawyers. 

One of the richest families in Piute County was the Lamb family.

The lady killed the oldest son Douglas Lamb.

Rebbecca knew the lady from when they went to High School at Piute, when Rebbecca had known her she was Lannie Price.

She was cute when she knew her, nowdays she was beautiful.

Rebbecca mentioned how beautiful she was now.

Lannie made the joke that she had better not get to close to the fireplace or she would melt! 

"I'm a plastic surgeons dream."

Rebbecca had been a Junior and she entered the 7th grade from a small town Called Kingston.

Kingston maybe had 150- 175 people in the town it was bigger than Antimony.

Junction was the county seat of Piute.

Where as Antimony was in Garfield County.

Panguitch was about 51 miles away.

Piute County was closer.

Piute high school was ony 19 miles from Antimony.

Why kids from Antimony went to Piute High and not Panguitch High. 

Lannie was supposed to have killed her husband.

Other than her husband was huge 6 foot 4 or 5, 265 pounds.

Lannie was maybe 5 foot and and 112 pounds just a little bitty thing.

Rebbecca was wondering how somebody this little, was supposed to have overpowered her husband killed him.

There were no drugs or alcohol in his system.

How was she supposed to of overpowered him.

Rebbecca thought that there was more to the story than met the eye. She was going to find out!

[CDfm]

Well you can definitely tell I am still way behind with reading. It took several months sits to catch back up with this story. They were good additions now with another family growing larger every day. I wonder if those who don’t actually need diapers might just give them a try for convenience. 

[Drownedinp]

Rebbecca asked Lannie, "I'll bite how was a little bitty thing like you supposed to of killed your husband, who is over a foot and almost a half a foot taller and out weighs you by over a hundred and thirty pounds or more?"

"If they said I did it I must of done it?"

I was alone with him and he is dead, l dont remember doing it but I  must have, all I remember was we went to bed and when l awoke he was downstairs dead I was in bed."

"There was no blood found on you or in your bed?

No blood tracking from downstairs up stairs if you killed him slit his throat you would of been covered in blood, but you weren't?

Other than you two were alone in the house, I dont think you could reach his head.

Even with the knife which hasn't been found yet.

You would of been having to stand on some chair or stool, an Ottoman something but there was no void in the splatter.

I dont think you did it it Lannie!"

"Your about the only one, I've  been tried and convicted by the police and DA already!

Like I said unless I'm magic?" Said Lannie.

"Why didnt you wake up?

Do you take meds to help you sleep like Ambien or something like that?" Rebbecca asked?

"No, No, just 1 Benadryl 25 mgs is all, why?" Lannie asked?

"You just take 1 pill?" Rebbecca asked?

"Yes, thats all." Said Lannie.

"The police said when you were arrested this morning they had a very hard time waking you up, they thaught you was up all night killing Robbie.

Thats why it was so hard to wake you up.

I have taken 1 25 mg Benadryl and l woke up feeling kind of hung over but I was able to semi function.

Could Robbie have given you more?" Rebbecca asked.

"He did bring me a drink of water last night.

When he came to bed.

He usually didnt do that.

He used to joke I had a bladder to fit my size.

Guess thats true.

I hate to admit it but l dont always wake up and have had a few accidents in bed, like last night, over the years.

I swear it used to get Robbie so excited when I wet my bed!" Lannie said

Some guys are like that they get excited over, when we wet our beds!" Rebbecca said.

"Thats right, you used to wet your bed didnt you?

You were not alone!

I was wet more than I was ever dry in those days!" Said Lannie.

"What age did you get dry? Asked Rebbecca?

"I never really did, I just learned to control it better.

No fluids later at night.

Pee before bedtime.

Things like that they worked for me.

When was the last wet bed you had? Asked Lannie?

"Uhm last night and the night before that." Said Rebbecca.

"Really?

"You?" Asked Lannie?

"Really!

Me!" Said Rebbecca.