I don't want an all-out gun battle. That will end up with, we kill one of them, and they kill two of ours. That will just bring too much attention. Wh...t I want is this. I want his business, as many of his buyers that you can find. They will change from Saim to me as their supplier. Any that are unwilling or talk about loyalty, then every shipment on their way to them, will not make it. Do you hear me?"Every member seated nodded in agreement. Many of them had thought that Paddy had turned a. ’ Sophie reached up and asked, ‘Would you carry me Uncle Zane?’ ‘Sure Princess,’ said Zane, scooping her up into his arm. Grant shot Zane a dirty look, but said nothing. The nurse lead them down a hallway to a private room where Bella was on a bed, holding the baby. Zane sat Sophie on the bed next to Bella as Tommy climbed up next to her, then took a picture of the four of them. Katherine handed him her phone and had Zane take a picture with her, Grant, Bella and the children. Then Katherine. Rather than take someone else that he really didn't want to be with, or go Stag and beg for dances, he just blew it off and went to bed early.Part of the frustration was his own fault, of course. Bobby had been attracted to the same girl forever, but she never seemed to notice him. They were reasonably friendly, and had known each other for all their lives. Their Fathers were old friends and worked together, their families got together for cookouts and parties frequently. Bobby and Terri had. Maria then went on to tell me about her husband working overseas and how concerned she was about her daughter not having a male role model in the house. The conversation then changed from her daughter’s attainment to me being the only male teacher and how few of us there are in the profession. This was then followed by her mentioning mothers in the school who had a crush on me. I just blushed and laughed it off. Maria then decided to inform me that some of the mothers had taken a fancy to me..