"Dad, Jeff is scum!! He doesn't care about Julie, all he cares about is
himself. And she shouldn't date him."
"Son, that is none of your business and if Julie wants to date him that is fine with your mother and I."
"Eric, stay out of my love life!" Julie yells as she slams the door.
"What in the devil is going on?" the Colonel asks as Julie snaps out of her daydream.
"Lucy let Chandler to talk to Ruthie, Colonel."
"Oh?"
"Simon, do realize you sound just like your father?"
"I do?"
"Is that good or bad?"
"Well, just don't overdo it." Julie says.
"I still don't understand what is wrong with Chandler talking to Ruthie." The Colonel says.
"She didn't bother to ask why he needed to talk to her."
"Maybe because it was private." Lucy says.
"If Ruthie wanted to tell us she will. If not fine." Julie says.
"Okay, how would you and Simon like to spend Friday night at my house?"
"Cool." Ruthie says.
"Yeah, I'd like that."
The Colonel and Lucy left then everyone had dinner. Simon and Ruthie did the dishes while Hank and Julie watched TV with the twins, Erica and John. After Simon and Ruthie finished, they went to their rooms to read some of the assignments for their classes. Later Simon told Sam that he should take a bath with David, which they do, then Julie has Erica take a bath then John took one. Then Erica, John and the twins went to bed then everyone else a few hours later. Later that week, Simon picked up Erica, Ruthie, Sam and David from school then takes them home then gets ready to spend the night with Eric's parents. Simon, Ruthie, Ruth and the Colonel have dinner then just talk about how things have been going as well as talk about Eric and Annie. Simon finds out that Robbie has gone to Florida to care for is sick mom and may not come back for some time so Ruthie slept in Robbie's room and Simon offered to sleep on the couch as the Colonel and Ruth had their bedroom then the next night Sam, David and Erica spent the night and enjoyed it. A month and a half later Simon sees Jack in one of their classes then asks him how football practice was and he said it was good but told him he wasn't going to play football and that he was going to try to get a scholarship to the University of Oregon. Jack then asked to see Simon after school, which he said he could meet him at the pool hall after he drops off his siblings and cousin home. Later that day, after Simon took Ruthie, Erica, Sam and David home he went to the pool hall.
"Hey."
"Hey, how are your classes going?"
"Going alright. I got a good score on my math tests."
"Oh good. I'm doing well too."
"Simon, um.. I was wondering could you help me find my mom?"
"Sure, but how are we going to do that?"
"Well this past weekend I found out that I was born in Moreno Valley. The adoption agency even gave me the name of my mom and where she was 10 years ago."
"Wait a minute, you said years ago, doesn't mean she's there now. What if we go to the police and see if we can look that person up then maybe see if she is still there."
"Okay."
"Do you want to go to the police today?"
"Maybe tomorrow. I gotta do some homework."
"Okay. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Alright see ya." Simon says as he leaves for home then eats with the Hastings, and his siblings as well as Matt came for dinner since Sarah was studying and was going to go to bed early and Lucy was at home studying since Kevin had to work late.
Ruthie, Matt and Simon were in the living room talking about how things were going and that they do miss mom and dad then an hour later Matt went home and the rest of the gang went to bed. The next afternoon Simon went with Jack to ask about his mom, Trisha Manning and he found out where she was living then they decided to go see her Saturday. Saturday mid-morning came around, Simon told Julie and Hank that he was going out to help a friend and was going to Moreno Valley then he left when Jack arrived.
"Hey."
"Hey."
"How do you pay for this car?"
"Actually it's mine but my foster dad pays the insurance and I pay the other things."
"Do you have a job?"
"Not yet, I will be getting one soon."
"What about your car and vans you have?"
"Actually, after my parents died my eldest brother decided to sell their electric car for a used car which he now uses and some of the money went to buying my sister-in-law a car. My eldest sister has her car and elder sister has the van." Simon says.
"Wow."
"So you nervous?"
"Yeah."
"So where are you going to go first?"
"Well, they gave me addresses to go to---."
"Wait, addresses?"
"Yeah, there is more than one Trisha Manning in Moreno Valley."
"So what and how are you going to do this? How do you know she hasn't gotten married?"
"Well, I'll show the picture and see if it's her."
"Okay."
Jack and Simon went to a few homes then they checked on a few more then found out the lady was no longer at the home then got some information as to where her friend lives.
"This is the house?" Simon asks.
"Yeah, this is the number and street she gave us."
"I don't know about this." Simon says as Jack starts to walks up to the front door and Simon walks up slowly.
"Freeze! Put your hands up!!" Police officers say as they raided that home.
"We have done nothing wrong, I swear." Jack says as the cuffs are put on him and Simon then put in separate squad cars.
"Alright, what is your name and where are you from?" Officer Jackson asks Simon as the situation was under control.
"Simon Camden, I came from Glen Oak."
"What are you doing here? This is a bad part of town."
"Well, you see my friend, Jack is looking for his mom who left him and his dad when he was a child. We went to a house who gave us this address, I wrote it down and it might be in my wallet." Simon says as the officer uncuffs him then Simon gives the officer his wallet then sits back in the car and the cuffs went back on again.
"I'll be back with you in a minute." Officer Jackson says as Simon says okay then he walks to talk to his colleague, Andy Nevin, who was talking to Jack.
"Okay, Jack we are going to let you and Simon go. Why are you looking for Trisha Manning?"
"Because she is my mom, here is a picture of her. She left me and my dad when I was young, I don't know the real reason she left other than my dad was having an affair but I just want to know how she is doing."
"Well, here is the address and directions to the county recorder's office that is open 8am to 5pm Monday thru Friday. They maybe able to help you with better information and I wish you luck."
"Thank you sir." Jack says as he puts the information in his wallet then puts it in his pocket.
Jack and Simon went to eat then they started their long ride home. Jack told Simon that the officer gave him an address to the Moreno Valley recorder's office and that it is open during the week and he was thinking of going the up coming week. Within an hour from Glen Oak the car swerves, jumps an embankment, hits a tree and lands on some brush and the truck burst to flames as it hit a power pole.
"Son, that is none of your business and if Julie wants to date him that is fine with your mother and I."
"Eric, stay out of my love life!" Julie yells as she slams the door.
"What in the devil is going on?" the Colonel asks as Julie snaps out of her daydream.
"Lucy let Chandler to talk to Ruthie, Colonel."
"Oh?"
"Simon, do realize you sound just like your father?"
"I do?"
"Is that good or bad?"
"Well, just don't overdo it." Julie says.
"I still don't understand what is wrong with Chandler talking to Ruthie." The Colonel says.
"She didn't bother to ask why he needed to talk to her."
"Maybe because it was private." Lucy says.
"If Ruthie wanted to tell us she will. If not fine." Julie says.
"Okay, how would you and Simon like to spend Friday night at my house?"
"Cool." Ruthie says.
"Yeah, I'd like that."
The Colonel and Lucy left then everyone had dinner. Simon and Ruthie did the dishes while Hank and Julie watched TV with the twins, Erica and John. After Simon and Ruthie finished, they went to their rooms to read some of the assignments for their classes. Later Simon told Sam that he should take a bath with David, which they do, then Julie has Erica take a bath then John took one. Then Erica, John and the twins went to bed then everyone else a few hours later. Later that week, Simon picked up Erica, Ruthie, Sam and David from school then takes them home then gets ready to spend the night with Eric's parents. Simon, Ruthie, Ruth and the Colonel have dinner then just talk about how things have been going as well as talk about Eric and Annie. Simon finds out that Robbie has gone to Florida to care for is sick mom and may not come back for some time so Ruthie slept in Robbie's room and Simon offered to sleep on the couch as the Colonel and Ruth had their bedroom then the next night Sam, David and Erica spent the night and enjoyed it. A month and a half later Simon sees Jack in one of their classes then asks him how football practice was and he said it was good but told him he wasn't going to play football and that he was going to try to get a scholarship to the University of Oregon. Jack then asked to see Simon after school, which he said he could meet him at the pool hall after he drops off his siblings and cousin home. Later that day, after Simon took Ruthie, Erica, Sam and David home he went to the pool hall.
"Hey."
"Hey, how are your classes going?"
"Going alright. I got a good score on my math tests."
"Oh good. I'm doing well too."
"Simon, um.. I was wondering could you help me find my mom?"
"Sure, but how are we going to do that?"
"Well this past weekend I found out that I was born in Moreno Valley. The adoption agency even gave me the name of my mom and where she was 10 years ago."
"Wait a minute, you said years ago, doesn't mean she's there now. What if we go to the police and see if we can look that person up then maybe see if she is still there."
"Okay."
"Do you want to go to the police today?"
"Maybe tomorrow. I gotta do some homework."
"Okay. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Alright see ya." Simon says as he leaves for home then eats with the Hastings, and his siblings as well as Matt came for dinner since Sarah was studying and was going to go to bed early and Lucy was at home studying since Kevin had to work late.
Ruthie, Matt and Simon were in the living room talking about how things were going and that they do miss mom and dad then an hour later Matt went home and the rest of the gang went to bed. The next afternoon Simon went with Jack to ask about his mom, Trisha Manning and he found out where she was living then they decided to go see her Saturday. Saturday mid-morning came around, Simon told Julie and Hank that he was going out to help a friend and was going to Moreno Valley then he left when Jack arrived.
"Hey."
"Hey."
"How do you pay for this car?"
"Actually it's mine but my foster dad pays the insurance and I pay the other things."
"Do you have a job?"
"Not yet, I will be getting one soon."
"What about your car and vans you have?"
"Actually, after my parents died my eldest brother decided to sell their electric car for a used car which he now uses and some of the money went to buying my sister-in-law a car. My eldest sister has her car and elder sister has the van." Simon says.
"Wow."
"So you nervous?"
"Yeah."
"So where are you going to go first?"
"Well, they gave me addresses to go to---."
"Wait, addresses?"
"Yeah, there is more than one Trisha Manning in Moreno Valley."
"So what and how are you going to do this? How do you know she hasn't gotten married?"
"Well, I'll show the picture and see if it's her."
"Okay."
Jack and Simon went to a few homes then they checked on a few more then found out the lady was no longer at the home then got some information as to where her friend lives.
"This is the house?" Simon asks.
"Yeah, this is the number and street she gave us."
"I don't know about this." Simon says as Jack starts to walks up to the front door and Simon walks up slowly.
"Freeze! Put your hands up!!" Police officers say as they raided that home.
"We have done nothing wrong, I swear." Jack says as the cuffs are put on him and Simon then put in separate squad cars.
"Alright, what is your name and where are you from?" Officer Jackson asks Simon as the situation was under control.
"Simon Camden, I came from Glen Oak."
"What are you doing here? This is a bad part of town."
"Well, you see my friend, Jack is looking for his mom who left him and his dad when he was a child. We went to a house who gave us this address, I wrote it down and it might be in my wallet." Simon says as the officer uncuffs him then Simon gives the officer his wallet then sits back in the car and the cuffs went back on again.
"I'll be back with you in a minute." Officer Jackson says as Simon says okay then he walks to talk to his colleague, Andy Nevin, who was talking to Jack.
"Okay, Jack we are going to let you and Simon go. Why are you looking for Trisha Manning?"
"Because she is my mom, here is a picture of her. She left me and my dad when I was young, I don't know the real reason she left other than my dad was having an affair but I just want to know how she is doing."
"Well, here is the address and directions to the county recorder's office that is open 8am to 5pm Monday thru Friday. They maybe able to help you with better information and I wish you luck."
"Thank you sir." Jack says as he puts the information in his wallet then puts it in his pocket.
Jack and Simon went to eat then they started their long ride home. Jack told Simon that the officer gave him an address to the Moreno Valley recorder's office and that it is open during the week and he was thinking of going the up coming week. Within an hour from Glen Oak the car swerves, jumps an embankment, hits a tree and lands on some brush and the truck burst to flames as it hit a power pole.
