" Fine."Jenny handed him his change and went and wrote their booking in the diary."We hardly know ourselves," she said turning back to them with a smi...e. "Eight for dinner on our first day and it's only half past twelve. Are you ready for another, Fred?"Fred pushed his glass forward without a word and she replenished it. Fred nodded his thanks. The Everleighs grinned."So, tell us about yourselves," Lady Everleigh asked. "Where have you come from?" Well, James left school after his 'O' Levels.. "I'll get it," Maia said, as I came back into our small living room. She was more than a little surprised to see Owen at the door with a bottle of champagne in his hands. "Your husband mentioned to me at dinner that it was your birthday," Owen explained. "Compliments of the resort," he continued. May I come in and open it for you?" Of course, please come in," Maia replied. Owen expertly popped open the bottle and filled two glasses from our mini bar while Maia sat on the couch giving me a. "Well I was thinking I would at least have some time to pack." She looked at me with contempt. "How did you know I was going to come and visit anyway, or do I even have to ask?" Dad must have told her. She pointed a finger at me, letting me know that I was in trouble as soon as she got off the phone, but I didn't care. I was too happy. "Well I guess that will be fine. I guess I'll see you next week then." I sighed. I didn't want to wait a week to see Jessie. I wanted to leave now. "Oh,. His hand had moved to the butt of the pistol at his hip. ‘I won’t be staying, I’ll drop by and say good bye to Mother before I go.’ ‘You and your mother are two of a kind. She moved to her sister’s in Boston two years ago,’ Samuel said. ‘Good for her. I’m glad that at least one of my parents shows some sense. Good bye Father, I doubt that I’ll ever see you again.’ Dillon stood, looked at his father one last time and left the office. Outside the bank, he mounted the big buckskin stallion that.