***Con*** I felt odd not having to look over my shoulder every day or worrying that something was going to happen. The clubhouse had been so calm; everything seemed to be running so smoothly. It's been about two weeks now, and I will say it's been nice. It felt normal. I had a calmness to my everyday life, and Nix, He really was coming into his own. He had friends he hung out with he even did a sleepover. He was finally able to do things that ten-year-old boys normally did, and it warmed my heart. He was still tight with Drinks. Those two could get themselves into trouble. His and Rocks relatsonship was just as tight; Rock always made time for Nix, no matter what was going on; he never pushed him to the side. Nix had started calling him Dad; it was so natural for him to say it. The firs

