Marty raised his pistol and pointed it at the man’s chest and said, “OK, that’s enough fella. Just raise your hands and stand still. I suggest y...u tell me why you were rummaging around in my friend’s belongings while we wait for them to catch up with you.”The Carter’s came running up as Marty said that. Jim pushed the man and said, “What’s the idea stealing our stuff?” He stood, leaning forward, ready to pounce. The anger evident on his face.The man said, “I wasn’t stealing nothin’. I only took. Peter hadn't said a word to Traci all the way home. Hadn't even looked at her."I don't think it matters. The boy ain't got all that long to live." Peter hadn't said a word to me either. He hadn't asked for a ride, just climbed in with his sisters. And hadn't bothered to say thanks or acknowledge me in any way. If there's one thing I hate, it's being taken for granted.Traci smiled. I was kind of amazed that she still could. "Let it go." Can you?"Traci shrugged as she got out of the car. I got. Don went on to say, "You are going to have one heck of a large house. I finally figured it up. You will have a 6,275 square foot, inside living space, house. I'm not talking outside, but inside actual living space. The front wall is 100 feet outside. The two wings each go back 80 feet on the sides and then the center section goes back over 40 feet. That is almost double my place."Then we have the office and server room already framed and the electrician is coming in on Tuesday to layout the. You in a hurry?"Ed looked at his drink, then he looked at her, then he thought of home. "No hurry," he said. "Drink up, we can go when you're ready," he said to Deke.It was a little town between Liege and Aachen, not long after D-Day. Nearly half of Ed's unit had been killed in the last week and he felt alone in the universe, running like a clockwork machine instead of a man. Now they were getting a bit of a break from the fighting, helping build up a supply center a few miles back of the.