Jack and Susan arrived as Kim and David were eating and drinking, and David had them pull up a chair."Jug wine among friends. Reminds me of college." ...im said.Toasting her, Susan replied "and those are the memories we want." So, David, now that you fired Phil, what are you going to do to get this place finished?" Jack asked."Someone has to oversee this place from a vision perspective. I can have Margaret do some of that, but she isn't a project manager. Kim, how about you?" David asked.Giggling. He was surprised how much he enjoyed their conversation. She was easy to talk to, laid-back with an innocent feel. They heard Tim’s truck pull into the gravel driveway. Then he came through the front door in his usual way, which was like a bull in a china shop.“Where’s my woman?” he shouted as he entered, then he saw them seated on the couch. “You’re not trying to seduce my roommate are you, Pam?” They all laughed.“No, she’s not,” Billy said. “I’ve been trying to get her into bed for the last. Heidi gave a brave smile and stood up. She didn’t have anyone to walk her down the aisle, but that didn’t really matter. Fran was her only bridesmaid, and was already standing at the front of the church, beaming at Heidi as she walked into the room. She didn’t know anything about the situation, she thought they were the most perfectly happy couple. Everyone else was staring at her, too, but Heidi tried to avoid their faces. Most of them were Jake’s guests anyhow. Little Fitz was standing up. She had taken a total of $143 in that game, and that wiped out the free cash for Wilkerson for the foreseeable future. All she could look forward to now was penny-ante games, and she could not afford to settle for that at her current economic position. She now had just under $400, and that was too much to haul around in her money belt. What to do?The blacksmith in Wilkerson was well recommended, so she had him build her an iron strong box that she could hide under the seat of her carriage. The.