CHAPTER 5 Marty finished dressing for bed and went to the window to look out. He watched as Faruke got into the old truck Marty’s dad had given them to use and took off down the lane. His Solomente… mate. “What am I going to do? I really wanted to take the time to get to know Faruke, but now… I just… I just…” A soft knock on his door as it opened had Marty turning to tell whoever it was to go away. He was not good company and, damn it, he had things he needed to think about. However, when he saw it was his dad, Marty knew there was no chance of that happening. “Can I come in?” Sam asked. Nodding, Marty turned and made his way to the bed and sat down. “Sure, Dad. What’s up?” Sam gave his son the look he always did when he knew that Marty was acting like a fool. “You damn well know wh

