Riding Out the Rough

<p><strong>Learning part of Jack's shameful past has already shocked the two people he loves. Can their relationship survive knowing the <em>whole</em> truth?</strong></p><p></p><p>Jack is steeling himself to tell Laura the truth when she calls him absolutely furious.</p><p>Her son Joe has heard that Jack thinks he's his father.</p><p>Jack is already dealing with his ex-girlfriend Penny's comments about how strongly the teenager resembles him. She gave their son up for adoption and said she didn't want to be involved in his life – and Jack doesn't want her involved either.</p><p>If Joe<em> is</em> Jack's son is Jack under a moral obligation to tell Penny the truth: that Joe is <em>her</em> son too?</p><p>In the middle of this his favorite horse colicks and needs an immediate operation which may or may not save his life.</p><p>Meanwhile Father Michael is urging him to evangelize the bullied kid he's helping out.</p><p>Then a classmate plants the idea that Jack's real interest is in Joe's mother not him. Joe is devastated.</p><p>Can Jack persuade Joe that he loves him - regardless of the outcome of a paternity test?</p><p>Will Laura let Jack see her and Joe again once she knows the whole truth about him?</p>