. I can't... can't help but feel... something." Oh God, she sounded idiotic.Giles was intrigued, and he leaned forward as she went on."I... I feel lik...-- like there's been something sparked within me that I'm only just now coming to understand. Or trying to."Giles nodded. "I must admit, of course, with some – a little – shame, that, ah, that I've been testing you. I should probably feel worse for it, but I don't. Though not feeling worse does, in fact, make me feel a bit bad. Hmm, funny that,". Thank you for that. We—I—need you to be ours again, my brother again,” he said. I shrugged, “It’s all good, Ronald. I guess it’s all good.” “David, I’m going to make you an offer you can’t refuse. You saved my life. You didn’t have to do that. And given everything I did to you, especially stealing Stacey away from you; well, I need to do this and you need to let me,” he said. “If you’re going to kiss me forget it,” I said, and I smiled. “No, no, I draw the line there. No, I’m giving you. She looked at me and back at the check."This is too much," she said weakly."That's what my analyst says forty percent is worth," I said. "That's assuming output goes up a bit. You don't use pesticide or fertilize and according to Phil, that makes the apples eligible to be marketed as organically grown. He says you'll have to ship them further, but you'll be able to get more for them if you do." This is two HUNDRED thousand dollars, Bob!" she panted."Forty percent," I said calmly."Do I have to. " Somehow I don't think you'd shock anyone. Remember, most of the world is a lot easier about this stuff than the good old U S of A."It's going to take some getting used to," Beth said as she spread out her towel and lay down again. "Now, I believe you were in the middle of something."I reached for the SPF50...Beth had fallen asleep during my sunscreen application so I cleaned my hands off in the Caribbean and decided to check out the neighborhood. I'd walked up the beach for maybe a mile and.