Rea busied herself with school, she took on more courses then she could comfortably do and joined committee after committee, she was tired and stresse... but it kept her occupied and away from evenings filled with film-noir and wine. Writing to Claudia helped, the woman always had insight into everything and her optimistic nature rubbed off on everyone. A few years passed, and after a particularly bad week Rea got home to one of the much awaited letters. Her spirits brighter, she ripped it open. I figured.. "fuck it, what is she going to do but just push me away too!" So I mustered up enough boldness and left my cousin to walk over to her and heard my cousin say "Good luck, be careful she doesnt bounce you down!" I was like "fuck it, what the hell"With all the loud pounding music and she being a little tipsy from what I can tell, I decided to approach her differently. I came up to her side instead of just rushing her from the back. There were so many guys trying to get their rocks. ‘Okay, I can do that. And, I have certain advantages,’ she said, pretending to stretch her back but really calling attention to her breasts, whose curves were easily visible in her tight tank top. ‘Let’s separate for a bit and see how we do.’ Then she looked at me with a very earnest look, saying ‘but please don’t leave the sportsbook in case I need you.’ ‘You didn’t need to say that—whether you wanted me to or not, I’m not letting my precious little girl out of my sight,’ I said, hugging her.. " John, I know you want to help. But that joker is not the kind of help we need. If you want to use somebody who works outside the law when he thinks it's necessary, I'm not going to say anything. But we don't need that crap. The only reason Jill asked for help is so we could start out right. That guy would have gotten us in trouble sooner or later." I'm sorry. Just so you know, Lizzie is completely different. I've used her for years and I'd bet my life on her." Daddy, I already know about Liz..