The few times I had run it the first time through, it had made me vomit. I was not looking forward to training for this race.“Coach picked it.”Jim...shook his head. “You win. You’re going to run a ton more than me this spring. Sucker.”“Fifty-eight nine, Taylor. I thought you were faster than that!” Coach yelled.“Shit,” I muttered. I had never been under sixty seconds on the four-forty the first time through. Now I was four seconds off the school record, and still too slow for coach. It was the. I'll walk with Vasso then so leave your door unlocked" "Will do." Kate replied with that smile on her face again and she got up and left with the boys.I looked at Vasso and as we both stood up she slipped her arm through mine.She lived about five minutes from the bar and as we strolled along we were still talking. Then we got to the door to her apartment block. "I have to go now, but can we meet in the little taverna by the park at about twelve? I'm not working tomorrow."My heart jumped. "Yes. You won't wake him up. He'll sleep until morning even if you throw a bucked of water on him after I leave. "Promise me one thing before I go. Don't make him go through the suffering that you had by trying to make him go straight. He's not a bad kid. He's gonna need a lot of support from someone, but that someone isn't going to be me. I think you owe your brother to help Eric through it, just like you did for him." He stood there looking at me, trying to sort out what my intentions were. Finally. " But Sir, if you'd let me explain ..." "No need. I'll make the offer, you tell me of you can meet my expectations." He raised his eyebrows in my direction with such an authoritative air that all I could say was,"Yes, Sir." I like your formality." He smiled and put his hands behind his head, "The job is simple. You do as you are instructed thoughout the day, I give you the title, "Assistant to the Vice President" and you're given a healthy salary with full benefits. Today." Today?" It's a.