You should have come to me for help.” “Blake, we can’t accept your money, Chris and I will be fine; you have done so much for us already.” “Julian...” “Blake, I feel so useless sometimes, you know its Chris’s income that sustains us most of the time. Now you want me to take your money.” Julian’s voice broke; he made a wounded sound as if he were in tears. Blake softly spoke, “Jules are you okay?” “Yes, yes I am fine.” “Jules, I won’t take no for an answer, and I will be offended if you don’t accept the money.” Julian; knew he was fighting a losing battle and reluctantly said, “Oh, alright but I will pay you back, every last penny ok I swear.” “Okay. Come to the house today and I will give you a cheque to deposit in your bank account. I will talk with you later.” “Thank you Blake, I will be there later today. Bye.” “Julian, it is so good to see you again, come here and give this old man a hug!” He gave Julian a fatherly hug, and kissed the sides of his face.
