"You don't think it's too big of a risk?" she asked. Or too much of a temptation. Sometimes, like today, she missed her family so much it hurt. But she had a new family now, and she couldn't endanger either her new family or her parents and sisters out of selfishness.
In her head, an image was forming. A farm, horses, Eve running around in the grass... She knew what it was like growing up like that, and it was what she wanted for Eve. Quiet country living, close to a town but not in it. But it would be a long time before they had the kind of money they needed for a farm. If only they'd had time to get a few more installments from the government before leaving the base it wouldn't be so far off.