Rebecca was happy to have her younger brother back home. Jake accepted the reality of having another man in the house, even though he and Nick had lit...le in common and rarely spoke.Nick hadn’t visited in years, and he was surprised to see how his niece Anna and her younger brother Noah had grown. Both were fit and athletic like their parents at their age. Nick couldn’t help to feel the same jealousy he felt in high school of the athletic, popular kids toward his niece and nephew. But Anna and. ’ Then he added,’At least not for long.’ ‘The boss is casual, the employee is formal.’ ‘He doesn’t make me feel like an employee. He knows I can walk anytime I want and stay only because I want. He appreciates that. We are not friends. He doesn’t have anyone who could be called a friend. But he is the most intelligent man I have ever met. He can’t help what his body is. Neither can I. Or, for that matter, you. I turned mine into some money as an athlete. I don’t know what you have done with. I arrived at Payton's house, it was a nice big brown stone house with a pool and jacuzzi in the back, all fenced in. I was about to ring the doorbell when I heard something behind me. It was Payton, thankfully. "Hi Pay-" "Shhhh!" she whispered, and held my hand to guide me to the back through the fence of her front yard. "We have to be quiet, okay? My parents are not asleep just yet." I nodded my head to show that I understood her and followed behind her closely. Once we were in the backyard, I. After the funeral they went to David and Michelle’s house. Michelle said quietly, “Talk time.” they now all used that phrase when they wanted to have a very serious discussion. She wanted to bring up the subject of her dad. It was the secret that she had carried for over 20 years. She missed her dad and was worried about what had happened to him since she’d never heard back. She even still had the Jeep he had arranged for her to have as well.“I need to tell you all something,” Michelle began..