Adam looked up at his mom. "Yeah, mom?"

"I have something important to tell you."

Adam took a big bite of biscuit. "Okay."

"Don‘t talk with your mouth full," she said distractedly. "Adam. You know how I told you that I wanted to come up to Cobb Hill so that you could get a taste of country living?"

Adam nodded instead of answering.

"Well there is more to it than that." She and Riley exchanged looks and he encouraged her with a smile. "Remember the ...