’ There was a long silence. ‘You don’t want my trip, is that it?’ She had a floppy hat and dark sunglasses on and was trying to look mysteriou.... ‘Not exactly, but close. You shouldn’t worry about the missing dad business. There are a lot of guys in my school with no dads around. Killed in drug wars. Still in Mexico, or Vietnam, or Thailand, with no green card. Got transferred to some snowy place and left the family here. Sees them a few times a year.’ ‘You are telling me you are tough enough to. . no, Melinda ... no, maybe Rosie, it might have been Kaolin ... I’m not really sure.”“You don’t plan on giving me a straight answer, do you?”“Uh uh, I know when to tap dance through an answer. Anyhow, I was going to give them to Goodwill unless there is anything you might want. They all are rather new.”“OK – I’m all dressed.”“Say, this dress could work in Act 1, Scene 3, you know, the Bridal Shop scene. It’s much nicer than what I’ve been wearing for that scene.”“Wow, C ... you are right. That. I got a very sudden text from Charlie, which read, “Did you like our little show for you guys? By the way, I wasn’t kidding about being fertile. Guess what else. Mom is, too. But she’s coming for your Daddy and his seed, so watch out.”“Wow, that was ... fast and furious, wasn’t it? Short, but sweet. Very fiery. She wants my swimmers, eh? My spawn,” Daddy chuckled.“You gonna give it to her, Daddy?” I asked my father, who smiled and nodded.“That’s right, Abe, honey. Do me proud. Put you a baby. "So," Kyle jumped back onto the subject of Pete's inquiry and offer, "you think I am qualified to pull this off for you? And you are willing to pay me ... like... $200 an hour for about three days' work, plus travel expenses? Pete; you know that could come to over five grand!" Yeah, I know," Peterson responded. "And, yeah; I'm sure that you could do it, based on what my people saw of your skills this past fall; and yeah, Mohawk is willing to pay you $200 an hour for however many billable hours.