”“It was about the prize monies I heard. Clancy wanted to reinstate our sharing agreement. Woolcombe then insinuated that he’d only had his chan...e of heart after missing out on our bullion ship.”“That was a serious accusation,” Thomas had to admit. “I cannot honestly say that I was sorry about Clancy’s decision.”James chuckled. “Melrose told me how you kept your face perfectly straight when you listed the load of the Belle Armande. He said Clancy looked as if he’d bitten into a lemon.”“No, I. See you later.”Adam returned to his desk and opened an email from a prospective client asking when a proposal would be forthcoming. He brought up his word processor and began typing up the proposal.He heard his cell phone ringing in the kitchen where he had left it. The ringtone indicated a call from Kara’s number.Adam dashed to answer it. “Hi.”“Adam -- you have to come. It’s Mom...”“What about her?”“She’s in absolute hysterics.”“Is this about Arthur?”“Yes -- she received a disturbing email. What filthy things my own son had wanted me to do with him….andto him…all those years ago!”John cringed to hear his mother’s words. His shame was even worse nowfor she had revealed that another knew of his dreadful secret. Heremembered Mrs. Thomas well……her wicked sense of humour - and hershort skirts! With an inward curse he dragged his mind back to thepresent and stared at his mother fearful that she might send him awayas soon as they arrived home when all he wanted now was a chance. Melinda the placed the collars ontoMike right it front of all his friends. She the proclaimed him claimed histraining will commence immediately. She then placed the chain onto the collarand ordered Mike to his hands and knees. Melinda then led Mike over to hisformer bike and made him watch Maria and a couple of the support group membersload it onto the trailer. Melinda then told Mike that this is the last time hesees his precious bike until Myrtle Beach.After the bike was secured to the trailer.