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You deserve a good bath. I will run the water while you undress.”
                  Maria laid in the tub and relaxed for some time. She looked around dreaming this was her home. She knew it was silly to ever think she could live in such a beautiful home.
    Maria dried off and crawled into the big bed. The mattress was just firm enough. Visions floated through her mind as she lay waiting for Juan.
                  Juan bathed but like most men it didn’t take but a few minutes. His thoughts were on Maria in a sensual way. He crawled into bed snuggling up to a soft beautiful naked woman. He pulled her close to his body they were as one. It had been so long since they were intimate. It felt so good and satisfying to be in each others arms. For the night they forgot the problems in their young life.
                  Their child was very ill, they didn’t have a home to bring him to when he was well. It seemed impossible to get over the mountains to the farm to work. Maria fell asleep in Juan’s arms. Juan lay for hours thinking and thinking. What will we do? Finally falling asleep they both were rested when they woke the next morning.
                  “Juan, Juan,” Maria frantically shook Juan, “wake up, wake up. I smell food cooking. Ella is cooking breakfast. We must help her.”
                  They jumped to their feet putting on the fresh clean clothes Ella laid out for the. Juan’s pants were falling off his hips and Maria had to roll up the pant legs of her jeans but the shirts fit just fine. As they came downstairs Juan holding his pants from falling down around his ankles.
                  Ella laughed, “Now aren’t you two a sight for sore eyes? Looks like a drive to the big city for clothes shopping is in order.”
                  Juan told Ella. “We don’t have money to buy clothes.”
                  “Nonsense, you don’t worry about it. I have a little money put away. My friends need clothes and clothes they will have… that’s the end of the story.” Ella said.
                  Maria hurriedly made her way to the kitchen. “Ms. Ella, the food smells so good.”
                  “Let me set the table, where will I find the fine china?” Maria giggled as she opened the glass cabinet door. Ella handed her a table cloth with matching napkins. Maria spread the cloth placing three neatly folded napkins at each place setting. She opened a few drawers before locating the silverware. While Ella finished with the bacon, eggs and pancakes Maria finished setting the table.
                  Ella with hands on hips said, “Looks like everything is ready let’s all set down for the first time to breakfast at a table.” Everyone laughed as they pulled their chairs back.
                  Ella sat at the head of the table with Juan and Maria on each side. She stretched out her had to each and they grasped her hand in theirs. For a moment there was dead silence. Ella began thanking God for the friends He had given her. Tears fell from their eyes including Ella’s.
    “Enough of that, let’s eat.” Ella said trying to up lift everyone’s spirit.
                  After a hearty breakfast Ella and Maria cleared the table and cleaned the kitchen. Juan noticed a large rock fireplace in the living room in need of firewood. He made his way outside in search of wood, gathered some up that was staked in the breezeway and brought it in the house. He neatly stacked it next to the hearth in the firewood bend.
    The firewood box was made from the same river rock that had been used to build the fireplace. The fireplace rose to the top of the vaulted ceiling touching the open beams. The opened beam ceiling ran from fourteen feet on the outside wall to twenty four feet on the inside wall. Six foot wide stairs ran up the middle of the room to a landing on the inside wall. Six