Of course it was! I lapsed back into a chaotic point halfway between terror and ecstasy.My wife was putting up with the usual Rosie flow of excitement... jokes,stories and political discourse (and blissfully unaware of my distress)because she wanted to know about Rosie's family news. Her parents weredivorcing. When asked why, Rosie stood up abruptly, her expressionchanged. "All men are brutes!" she exclaimed. Waiting for her traditionalcoda, "Not you Unky," I was disappointed. She looked straight. "And that has been the credo that I have come to live by Dickie. I don't let anybody get away with anything. They fuck with me they have to pay a price. Like my dad always said, "It don't matter none if it takes years, we always get even." Well, it has taken me almost three years to get you where you are now. It has taken a considerable amount of money and I had to make a pact with the devil, but today I'm going to even the score and then make sure that I never have to worry about you again.". " Are you defending them?" said Karol quickly. "I don't care where they are, I don't want my daughters to be confronted with such things. It's enough to..." What about Lilly. "Is she exempt or something? Is Kelly supposed to get to see it too, "Certainly not," Karol shot back. "I didn't mean that at all... neither one of you should be exposed to such things. I don't know what's got into this family. Curt's taking up for the pair, Lilly's wanting to make sure she doesn't miss out on it, and. .." Yes Jacob?" You do, I hope, know what has happened in the last few days?" Yes. I know you have many reasons to despise the Marines. But half your family is in the Corps. Plus you yourself said something important. There must be something good about the Marine Corp's if Sam was willing to give his life for them." True." Open it. You have no idea how hard it was to find you a pocket watch." I have one." I pulled the antique model out of my pocket."No. It was meant as a birthday gift from Sam..