Epilogue To Timmy's Daddy

first. He saw his Daddy, both legs in thigh to toes casts, a thick bandadge around his head. Timmy started to cry and ran to Jake's open arms. Jake, crying too, leaned over as far as his casts would allow and scooped Timmy up and hugged him until their tears of pain turned into tears of bliss. They laughed and cried until tears blended on Jake's chest. "I love you Daddy, I love you Timmy," was repeated endlessly through more tears and more laughter.

Julie introduced her family to Jake and explained how Timmy ended up in Millen with them. Jake sobbed to them repeatedly how thankful he was for their help. He told them he had no family in the area and how his wife, Susan, had died giving birth to Timmy. Julie told Jake that it was Timmy's lucky day to have gotten off the Nancy in Millen. Timmy spoke up saying, "Dady, I was just following Archie like you told me. But he got sick." Jake told Timmy that he did "just fine." …show more content…
Julie added that "Millen's just that sort of town and we were the lucky family chosen, somehow, to be Timmy's angel this time. We aren't just a collection of businesses and buildings. We're a big family and we take sharing our lova and our responsibilities seriously. We thank God that we were given this opportunity." And then with emphasis, she said, "That's just Millen." Jake spoke up, tears still welling in the corners of his eyes, "Well, I'm gonna have to visit this place called Millen." Julie warned him, "Be carful Jake. You just might wanna