"DA WHEELS ON DA BUS GO WOUND AND WOUND!!" Avi says to the top of his lungs as Chris drives the van toward his and Adam's sister's farm.

"ABI! HUSH! YOU MAKE MY HEAD HUT!" Austin yells, trying to calm the bearded man.

"You don't wike dat tong?" Avi asks.

"Not weally." Tim answers from the back seat.

"Otay. Whad about? IP YO HAPPY AND YA KNOW IT CAP YO HANDS! IP YO HAPPY AND YA KNOW IT CAP YO HANDS!" Avi sings loudly as he claps along with the song.

"NOOO!!!" Tim, Chance, Adam and Austin shout and begin to laugh.

"Okay, boys. We're here. Thank God." Chris says, mumbling the last two words.

"Hey, Guys!" Tristin smiles and waves. She always loves seeing the boys. They always enjoy playing with the animals. It breaks her heart that such handsome men have to live their lives as young children.

"TWISTIN!" Avi shouts as he climbs over Austin to get out of the van.

"Avi! Be careful!" Olena warns. 

Tristin giggles as Avi runs to her with his arms outstretched.

"Hi, Sweetie." Tristin says as she gives him a hug. "Good to see you."

"Hi, This." Adam says as he gets out of the van. (Sis)

"Hey, Honey." Tristin smiles as she tightly hugs her brother. "How are you doing?"

"Pine." Adam says with a shy smile. (fine)

"I've missed you boys." She says as she gives Chance and Austin hugs.

Tim stands quietly beside the van.

"And who is this handsome fellow?" Tristin smiles as she walks over to him.

"My .. my name ith Timaty Wegan Pouse." Tim says as he nervously pulls at the bottom of his tee shirt.

She smiles as she glances over at Chris for help.

"Timothy Regan Foust." Chris smiles.

"But we call him Tim or Timmy." Jenika adds as she rubs Tim on the back trying to calm him. "Tim came to us just a couple of days ago."

"Well, I'm very happy to meet you, Tim." Tristin smiles as she reaches out and rubs him on the arm. "We have a lot of fun here. Don't we, boys?"

"YESSSS!" The guys shout.

"Twistin? Can we go pay wid da baby goats?" Austin asks.

"Yes, sir, Mr. Austin. You sure can." Tristin smiles.

"Come on, Timmy." Chance runs over, grabbing Tim by the hand. "Da baby goats are tho punny." (so funny)

"So. What's his story?" Tristin asks as she watches Chance pull Tim toward the lot with the baby goats.

"His mom, Dena, is getting up in the years and she feels that she can't take care of him as well as she needs to. It was so heartbreaking. They are really close." Jenika answers. "He's taking it pretty hard but he says he has to be a big boy and not cry."

"Awww, that is sad." Tristin says.

They make their way over to where the boys are playing with the baby goats. Tim is standing outside the fence as he watches the others with a smile on his face.

"Timmy, sweetie, why aren't you playing with the goats?" Tristin asks.

"I don't hab no pay cose." Tim answers. "Dese are new pants. I can't get dem durdy" (have, play clothes, these, them, dirty)

Chris walks over and opens the gate.

"Buddy, go play with the goats if you want to." Chris smiles.

"Will I get in twouble if I get durdy?" Tim asks.

"No, you won't get in twou .. uh .. trouble. Like I said, your pants are washable." Chris chuckles.

"Otay." Tim smiles as he steps inside the fence.

"You know, it's really sad. Those are some really good looking guys. And they'll never have a normal life. You know like girlfriends or wives, children." Tristin says sadly as she watches the guys run and play with the goats.

"Well, to hear Avi say, he's got a girlfriend and it's you." Olena giggles.

"He's such a sweetheart." Tristin giggles as she watches Avi laugh as he runs from a baby goat that was chasing him. 

"And I think Timmy has a little crush on Jenika." Chris chuckles.

"Really? You think so?" Jenika asks.

"Yep." Chris smiles.

"Mith .. uh .. hey, Mith?" Tim says as he struggles to remember Tristin's name. He gently taps her on the arm. (Miss)

"Tristin." Tristin smiles.

"Mith Twistin? Do you hab horseys?" Tim asks as he crams his hands into his pockets.

"We certainly do. Come on I'll show you." She answers as she opens the gate for him. The others quickly follow.

They walk out to a large corral with fifteen to twenty horses were grazing.

"Wow, dose are pity." Tim smiles as he leans on the fence. He looks around at a smaller corral where a beautiful black stallion was being held. "Why is he in dare?" (there)

"We just got him yesterday. He's pretty wild." Tristin says as they make their way over to the smaller corral. "He won't let anyone near him."

"He poby just skeared. It carry coming to a new home when you don't know anybody." Tim says as he holds his hand out. "I not gonna hut you. Come mere, pease." (probably, scared, scary, please)

The beautiful stallion stood in the middle of the corral and eyed the bearded man-child.

"It otay. I was skeared too. But I made fweinds and you will too." Tim speaks softly to the stallion as everyone watches in amazement as the horse begins to slowly but cautiously walk toward Tim. "Thee? I not gonna hut you." Tim's fingers gently rub the stallion's nose.

"Wow. I don't believe what I'm seeing. No one has been able to even get near this horse." Tristin comments.

"It probably can sense Tim's innocence." Chris says.

"Does he hab a name?" Tim asks in the same calming voice that he used for the horse.

"No. Would you like to name him? He seems to like you." Tristin smiles.

"Weally? I can name him?" Tim grins.

"Uh huh." Tristin answers.

"Uhhhh." Tim thinks as he continues to pet the stallion. "Backjack."

"Blackjack?" Tristin asks. "Like the card game?"

"Mhmm." Tim nods.

"Honey, how do you know about the game Blackjack?" Jenika asks.

"I would wisten to my daddy and his fweinds play it while I was in da coset." Tim answers.

"Wait. Why were you in the closet?" Tristin asks.

"My daddy made me get in da coset. He didn't want his fwiends to know about me." Tim says.

"Dats tewible." Austin says. (terrible)

"I had to be weally quiet. Ip I made any noise I knew he would hit me." Tim says.

"Oh, my God." Tristin says softly.

"Tim was severely abused by his dad. But his dad took off when Tim was twenty-five and they haven't heard from him since." Jenika says.

"Let's hope he never does. Maybe the jerk will just drop off the face of the earth." Olena adds.

"You thilly, Wena." Avi giggles. "He can't pall off da ert. It wound." (silly, fall, earth, round)

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