"I might be outta place here, and if I am tell me. I can be a blunt old fool. I like you, Crane, always have. I remember what you were like before you...went off to the war, and it's sad, the way you are now. People talk about war and fighting like it is a manly, gallant thing to do. I don't think that way, never have! War is sometimes necessary; a man's gotta take care of his own. But war kills people; it ruins lives."I'd like to help you if you'll let me. I know you're still a man. You look. He had told her she must time their arrival at about 11:00.Mike was outside when they arrive and all the girls were more than happy when they saw him, this break would be even better than they thought. He greeted them all.He said, 'angels please wait here for a moment I need to do one thing with Kelli before you come in, it is not our greeting ritual, and we will only be a moment.'Mike and Kelli went in and Kelli said hello to the three guys. Mike said to them 'Remember your pledges, this is. So, why the hell were you out here? Did you walk all this way?" "Yeah, I slipped out around six. They probably think I'm sleeping. I'll text my mom and tell her I'm with you." "Cool. So why were you really here?" "Oh, umm... I'll tell you when we're at your place, the.. car... doors have... ears. Or something." Josh laughed, and gave me a funny look. But he stayed quiet for the next 15 minutes as we came back to his house. Once we were inside, I began to tell him everything. At first he thought. For me?”Her mom just shrugged again. “He probably thought, now that you’ve come of age, you need some seed money,” she remarked succinctly and emptied the wine glass.Only a few days later, Carolina stood in the animal shelter. She had cashed the cheque immediately and then went on a shopping spree. She could always use new clothes and had also gotten herself a large, roomy SUV; her first car, which she wanted to bring him home with. On top of that she had brought some cash, which weighed.