Lily nodded "I understand. It's awful private to you ain't it?" she patted his arm, stroking his cheek "It must be awful if you'd rather not say it in front of my mom."

Jake nodded.

Daisy smiled ever so slightly "Well then I'll let you two talk. If Jake ever wants to tell me I'll leave it to him." she said and walked off toward the Jeep.

Daisy smiled ever so slightly "Well then I'll let you two talk. If Jake ever wants to tell me I'll leave it to him." she said and walked off toward the Jeep.

Lily says "Tell me now."

Jake sighes "When I was a kid, right before my real dad walked out on us, he beat my mom and I stoped him."

Lily nodded, letting it sink in as Jake told her "How'd you stop him?" she asked, not believeing anyone could be so cruel to their kid.

Lily nodded, letting it sink in as Jake told her "How'd you stop him?" she asked, not believeing anyone could be so cruel to their kid.

Jake said "I told him to leave and get out, he did."

Lily's eyes coulded in worry "That's all? Did he hit your or something before he did?" she asked.

Lily's eyes coulded in worry "That's all? Did he hit your or something before he did?" she asked.

Jake said "He hit me yes."

Lily nodded "I reckon I could've gotten by without asking that, but. . ." she shook her head "So what happened after he left?"

Lily nodded "I reckon I could've gotten by without asking that, but. . ." she shook her head "So what happened after he left?"

Jake said "My mom sat there crying and hugging me and I cried with her."

Lily nodded "Know, I did that too when my daddy killed the rest of my family. I'm adopted by these nice people."

Lily nodded "Know, I did that too when my daddy killed the rest of my family. I'm adopted by these nice people."

Jake said "Looks like they've taken care of you."

Lily nodded "More than you know." she looked over to where Daisy sat "And I'll admitt that I probably haven't been as greateful to them as I probably could be."

Lily nodded "More than you know." she looked over to where Daisy sat "And I'll admitt that I probably haven't been as greateful to them as I probably could be."

Jake said "But they love you no matter what."

Lily nodded, secretl hoping Daisy overheard her "They do and I honestly have never found love before they adopted me. . .these people are everything to me." she said before breaking down.

Lily nodded, secretl hoping Daisy overheard her "They do and I honestly have never found love before they adopted me. . .these people are everything to me." she said before breaking down.

Jake just hugs her "Oh Lily its okay."

Lily in turn hugged him closer "Jake, do ou feel that about. . .whoever it is who has you?"

Lily in turn hugged him closer "Jake, do ou feel that about. . .whoever it is who has you?"

Jake said "What do you mean?"

Lily had a thoughtful turn to her expression "Well I mean . . .do you feel like they rally love you. . .unlike your father."

Lily had a thoughtful turn to her expression "Well I mean . . .do you feel like they rally love you. . .unlike your father."

Jake nods "Yeah I do."

Lily nodded "The same way I feel about my parents. My mom loved me I never had a doubt, but my dad. . .It doesn't take a genious to figure that one out."

Lily nodded "The same way I feel about my parents. My mom loved me I never had a doubt, but my dad. . .It doesn't take a genious to figure that one out."

Jake nodded "Same with me."

Lily smiled "I don't know how mama feels about you, but Jake, I can honestly say that I've never connected with anyone the way I do with you."

Lily smiled "I don't know how mama feels about you, but Jake, I can honestly say that I've never connected with anyone the way I do with you."

Jake said "I think both of your parents approve of me."

Lily smiled "You really think so?"

Daisy, who of course had been somewhat hiding from her daughter's knowledge and walked over.

"Do you approve of him mama? What about daddy?"

Lily smiled "You really think so?"

Daisy, who of course had been somewhat hiding from her daughter's knowledge and walked over.

"Do you approve of him mama? What about daddy?"

Daisy said "Jake kind of reminds me of my cousins, but he is also a ver caring boy, yes I approve of him and Enos told me himself that he approves of Jake."