It gave Victoria time to relax and gave him a change of scene. They lived on a farm just outside of the Champaign city limits. He had loved to chase the goats, pot-bellied pigs, and Nefertiti around the barn. And when a good rain storm hit, he and Nefertiti would make huge mud puddles and splash themselves into total exhaustion. The farm didn’t produce anything except fun. For Bruce’s twelfth birthday, Nathan gave him a horse. When Bruce returned to school with pictures, his friends didn’t believe him. A week later, Nathan mysteriously appeared with a trailer and Bruce’s horse in the school parking lot. Nathan was the father figure Bruce loved and respected. They had a special bond that many couldn’t understand. Like Bruce, Nathan suffered from a mood disorder, and refused to medicate. Like Bruce, Nathan hadn’t allowed his illness to stop him from reaching the top. Nathan owned one of the top architecture firms in the country. “Janis called while you were learning how to fly the plane.
