Chapter 13
THE FALL TERM was underway for Norm and me at UNF, as well as for Zeke and Zeb at their school. The twins had cut their work hours from full-time to part-time in order to handle their course loads and the necessary study time. We enjoyed our time at home studying, and I could feel the bonds between the four of us growing stronger with every day. Zeke and Zeb somehow found the time to participate in the study down in Gainesville.
One Sunday morning in early November, as Zeke and I were about to get out of bed to begin the day, he announced that he and Zeb were taking Norm and me to lunch at Biscottis after church.
“That’s nice,” I said, “but you don’t have to spend money to keep me happy, and I know for a fact that Norm feels the same way.”
“Don’t worry about it, cutie,” he s
