Resurrectıon: Chapter 9
 

RESURRECTION: CHAPTER 9CHAPTER 9:Ding, ding, ding ? ding, ding, ding ? ding, ding, ding ?Annie was the only one in the house. The sound momentarily bewildered her. She was so used to not having a phone that worked in the house that hearing one seemed out of place. She grabbed it off the end of the counter and checked the display. There were only a few phone numbers logged into it and so far all by Bobbi. The display reported ?Mendoza?.?Hi, Mrs. Mendoza. Ugh ? sorry ? Sofia.?A chuckle greeted her. ?This must be Annie, thank you for remembering. So, the new phone seems to work just fine up there in the dead zone.??Yeah, I?m still not used to it being available. I was looking all over for the sound. You?re probably wanting Bobbi, but she and Jake are up on the slope moving some of the cattle to a different location. Can I have her call you???Yes, please. For your information, though, I am hoping you guys can come this Saturday for a visit. Her older brother, wife, and two k**s will be there, too. I am so looking forward to meeting you and Jake. Bye, honey.?Annie was looking forward to it, also. Bobbi?s family seemed so real and caring. Nothing like what she had grown up in.The gathering at the Mendoza ranch was joyous, but also with some nervousness. Bobbi was overjoyed to bring her partners to meet her family, to share them, and to allow her family to witness first hand why she was so happy. The nervousness was primarily Jake and Annie. It was they who saw the relationship with Bobbi as different and possibly threatening to comprehend.The Mendoza ranch was south of the Chiricahua National Monument. Besides Sophie, Bobbi?s mother, there was Tomas, her father, and Adrian, her older brother. Her younger brother, Juan. Adrian was married to Ela (who is 75% Apache) and they have two sons, Thomas