My grandfather was stationed there the latter part of WWI after he was wounded in France. ‘Yes, sir, I’m happy with it.’ ‘I’ve driven by th...re a few times. I remember how run down the property was before you bought the place. You caused quite a stir in the paper when you challenged the decision of the zoning board and made Mayor Bloom look like a fool. I never liked that insufferable jackass, particularly when he got caught with that prostitute.’ ‘Bloom is a condescending corrupt fool.. Sorry." What did you see in her?" Jessie asked."Well," I thought back. "Honestly? You're old enough to understand now. Mostly her tits." All the girls laughed at me. "Hey, in my defense I'm not getting any younger and now that I'm coming up on forty soon, you kind of take what you can get." You can get me anytime…" Patty drawled."Don't tempt me," I said meaning it to sound like a teasing threat and they all giggled. Rather than let this continue to uncomfortable personal areas further I. It hurt, hurt because he knew he would be losing it soon again. But for now she was still in bed with him and he was not willing to let those moments, possibly the last moments, slip from his grasp without a fight. His lips wandered from the soft curve of her shoulder further up, the sharp edge of her bone too prominent under her skin. She had lost weight, too fast recently. Part of their cycle, another part which foreshadowed her leaving. He sighed, saw her skin contract, tense and pebble. Horne, and there is no need to pay me. This meal is worth a tune up and oil change at the least. What is it you need help with?’ ‘This property used to be a lodge, with a bunch of cabins and a tennis court and pool, but since my husband died it has become overgrown and rough. I have a landscaping company that comes in once a week to take care of some of it, but they seem to be doing less and less each time. My husband bought a tractor to work on the place some, but it hasn’t run for years. I.