Sebastian had never really paid attention to the houses his potential adoptive parents had on the several occasions when couples had brought him home with them. It was the father who counted—other things were easily overlooked or, if they continued to bother him, he could just get rid of them.
But this time he was impressed. The house on a hill surrounded by acres and acres of farm land was easily the best Sebastian had seen so far. During their drive home, Ted had told Sebastian more about the family, about Josh’s tree house, and about Devin’s astounding talent in music despite him being ninety-five percent mute and deaf. Ted mentioned that Sebastian would need to learn sign language. Debra was a pianist with the local symphony orchestra. Ted himself was a freelance architect when he was
