He was a different man from the one who came down from the northern end of the state those months ago."Well, I offered to buy both farms and have a pr...blem. The two nutty brothers who own them are older than mud and think the places are gold plated. They want thirty thousand dollars more than the land is worth. Steve showed his frustration."Lets pay them. We have plenty of capital. In fact throw in an extra thousand apiece if they will sign right now and get off the property in thirty days. We. If only... !Two months ago:Her third grade smarts and eternal brainless questions quickly ran the gamut from ingratiating to irritating, despite her incandescent beauty. Her last six boyfriends didn't have the patience she commands. Her infantile modesty kept her in flannel PJs with us and them, if she ever got that far. Sue was determined to change that and I was happy to reap the benefits. At 5'6" and 125 lbs., her 34Dx24x36 frame was a tight fit for her eight-year-old flannels. When Sue. She touches the pasty and red face, looking into two slightly squinting dark brown eyes looking back at her, crying at the sudden loss of heat it was used to.Micheal reluctantly lets Bell take her oldest child, wrapping it up in a couple of towels to clean it and keep it warm. She looks at Jarod so overcome by the emotions running threw her heart she can't say anything, just smiles as he finishes whatever he's doing. Jarod just finishes making sure the shoe laces are tight enough and he begins. Other than a few slight stretch marks you would never have known they had been pregnant, other than that and the slightly bigger boobs, that is.At noon - with no fish to clean - we went home to start our cookout. At four our families and close friends were coming. Frank, Ben, Eric and their wives and kids were invited along with Joey. I wondered if they would show after yesterday.All the normal foods and steamed crabs would be a feast for all of us. We had plenty of mac and cheese and hot dogs.