I feel sorry for Sam too. And for all of them, really. It's such a horrible life they lead. Interesting, but horrible. But I think John did show he cared, not in the ways Sam needed to hear, obviously, but in his own way. As for CPS, yeah, no kidding. They'd be gone in a heartbeat. Hence the isolated town of Mentone, where I spent a week one day.

A sequel huh. MMmmmm. My brain is chewing on something, hopefully it will regurgitate an idea!

Glad you liked the story!!