Armed with seven brand new pistols and an assortment of long guns and shotguns, they made their way to their purchased claim with great enthusiasm onl... now beginning to wane having met with limited success. They faced no opposition from claim-jumpers or other filthy trash that hovered looking for easy targets to prey on in the untamed land. The sheer strength of their numbers and their fire power made them off limits to ne'er-do-wells with evil intent.It was shortly after Ewan distributed his. She liked the fact that all the brothers were focused on what was going on below the waistline first and foremost and she was on equal standing with all the others when it came to matters of tightness and availability. As to be expected, it wasn't long before she was heavy with child again. Sheila suspected it was from too much midnight praying with Stewart that led to her fertile production.Angus was upset that his wife was not in the family way when most of the others were already working on. "Fast food. Filipinos love the stuff," I said. "Would you consider a third managing partner?" he said. I looked askance at him. "Maybe," I said. "I'd have to ask my bud." He nodded. "I should say the buyin's half a mil," I said. He didn't bat an eyelash. "No problem," said Ronald. **** And we did form the partnership. We initially put up six outlets around Manila and Quezon City on the island of Luzon; there were going to be more. It turned out that each of us would plan to spend four. " My dad looked at me and smiled. "Ok well as long as you don't have anything on after school. No Netball?" My mum asked "No thats fine. I'll be here. I'm gonna go have a shower now. Thanks for dinner mum." I smiled at my parents, cleared my plate and went upstairs to get ready for bed.I had a stressful day, studying for exams and finishing work, I had never been one to stick to deadlines and always found school would end up getting on top of me if I wasn't careful, but I had a good day.