Drew stood in silence near the door as I made my way around the room, trailing my finger along his dresser drawers, stopping in front of the window.�...I heard you’re into photography,” I said.“Uh, yeah. That’s right,” he said.“Good,” I turned toward him, smiling, “I’ve always wanted to try my hand at modeling. Maybe you can take some pictures, you know, for your portfolio.”He agreed to take my pictures, so I climbed on his bed and struck pose after pose, once I ran out of ideas for new poses I. "I am one lucky S.O.B.!" Jim Phelps laughed as he looked at the check that had arrived in the morning mail. Trade restrictions had eased over the years for many countries around the globe and Jim had seen fit to take advantage of the situation. For the past seven years he had been running the business his father had begun years earlier. The main source of work for his company had been supplying air filters for the automotive industry. His company's filters were marketed under a wide range of. .. no ... we three loaded up in the car and headed over the mountain via Bells line of road. The state called it B59 ... the locals call it Bells.Ramone’s Service supplied our wants and needs quickly and we were off again.Odd ... the girls aren’t speaking to me. It’s a wonder ... but the silence is good; I needed to concentrate on the curves. Just before Kurmond the road became one lane.“Accident up ahead, Sir. Car over sped the corner. It’s bad. You ladies might want to avert your eyes. This. What would John say when we appeared? Would he and Beth take in Mandy and Chester until I had my life here straighten out?Every time I thought about it, my head would start to spin. There were simply too many what-if's to try to figure out. I made a mental note to go and see if Pamela had filed for the legal separation. That help make it easier.We ate breakfast together and Alice had a sparkle in her eye. She had me sit in the chair and put the band around my arm to help my veins stick out if.