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reading what Bruce tells us to read every day and also going to whatever meetings he invites us to,
besides church of course. I mean, we're going to church every Sunday to keep up with what's going on."

Vicki and Lionel nodded. "Of course," Vicki said. "Sounds fair."

"Not to me," Ryan said. "I'm not into this stuff, and you all know it."

"Guess you're going to have to live some-where else then," Lionel said.

"That's not for you to say, Lionel! " Ryan said. "This isn't your house! Judd's not going to make me read
the Bible and go to church meetings just to stay here. Are you, Judd?"

"Matter of fact, I am," Judd said.

"What?"

"I can hardly believe I'm saying this," Judd said, "because just last week it made me so mad when my
parents said the same thing. But here goes. As long as you live under my roof, you follow my rules."

Ryan's face was red, and it appeared he might bolt out of there like he often did when he heard
something he didn't like.

"I'm not going to force you to become a Christian," Judd said. "Nobody can do that. Even Vicki and I
needed to decide that in our own time on our own terms. But I'm taking you in, man. You're staying here
because I asked you to. The least you can do is to join in with what the rest of us are doing. It's all for
one and one for all. We're going to look out for you and protect you and take care of you, even if you
don't believe like we do, and we're going to expect you to do the same for us. I can't even make you
read the Bible, but we're going to go to church and to Bruce's special little meetings, and we're going
together. You can plug your ears or sleep through them, but you're going."

"And if I don't?"

"Then you can find someplace else to stay."

"He'll never do that," Lionel said. "He's too much of a scaredy-cat."

"Shut up!" Ryan said.

"Lay off him, Lionel," Vicki said. "You're not going to win him over that way."

"You're not going to win me over at all," Ryan said. "Just watch."

"Well," Judd said; "what's the deal. You in or out?"

"I have to decide right now?"

"We have a meeting with Bruce tonight and church tomorrow morning. You go with us tonight and you
promise to go tomorrow, or you move out this afternoon."

"The man's drawing a line in the sand for you," Lionel said.