? Jamie held on for only afraction of a minute longer.? His seedflooded into her in a hot rush.The Rolls Royce limo pulled intothe circular drive of t...e manor house, a sprawling 18th centurylimestone masterpiece.? Inside the carJamie still clung to Ella, there was no rush, the two could remain undisturbedas long as they desired, but he was anxious to give her his present.? Their breathing had slowed to an almostnormal pace.? Jamie opened a smallcompartment and withdrew a towel, cleaning himself. Today is a PD day, and so we take our time in clearing the table. I ask my brother if he's happy that our dad is permanent at the church."No," he says. "I had hoped it would be temporary."We are putting the dishes into the dishwasher, and he reveals his displeasure at our father's fortune without meeting my eyes. "We need money, Kent." I remind him, as if financial worries can be easily forgotten. "And dad seems happy. You should pretend to be happy for him, too."Now he looks into my eyes. Like. “What happened cuz, you were doing good!” he said with sarcasm. “Since you don’t have anything left to take off, you got any money?” ”No.” ”Alright then, if I win the next round, you have to blow me. Deal?!” I agree to the deal with no hesitation at all.To this day, I still don’t understand why I agreed so quickly. Cousin Greg wins the first fight. I win the second, and just when I think I have a chance, he rips my head off with my spine. I sat there in shock for a second wondering if he was. So are you sure you want my hand on the controls?"Well he just busted out laughin'. "Hell, Willem, don't ya think I know all about that? When a stranger shows up n' decides to stick around, it's my job t' find out who they are and what they're up to. It didn't take me more'n a week t' trace you back to Charleston. If you hadn't been such a good man to Cassie n' her kids, why I would've had you in the lockup the day after I learned about you. No, yer a good person at heart, n' I feel like I can.