Sorry babe, but I have to fly." Scant moments later Spade stands watching as the big cruiser flies out of the drive headed for highway four. Shaking h...s head, he mutters to himself, "Well hell, it was a start anyway." Making his way back into the house he makes coffee and breakfast for himself and fills the little dogs bowl. Later as daylight breaks, it finds him on the front porch listening to the radio telling about the big pileup out on route four. It tells of a trooper and a sheriff's. . she was turning into one of them.“Be nice to your sister, Burt. It’ll pay off when you start dating,” Dad had said.He wasn’t ... and although admitting it pissed him off ... Dad was right.That Fall, Albert Jamison started college ... at Big Rapids ... Ferris State.That was three years ago. Every summer vacation Albert went somewhere besides home. Two summers he worked the boats. Last year he worked construction. If he went home, to Cadillac, Jannie made his life miserable.Ludington ... Hamlin. " Change my name? Oh... You mean from Brandton to Grodmen. Well, to tell you the truth, I have thought about it a little, but I'm kind of used to be a Brandton, you know? I guess I can change it if you want me to though... " Timothy," my dad said, putting his hand on my shoulder. "You're my son, and you'll always be my son, even if you don't have the same last name as I do. I don't want you to change who you are because you think it's your duty to. But because of that, your mother suggested our. Did you get laid last night?” I shook my head and chuckled. Nate had a bit of a one track mind at times. “Yes, Nate, I got laid. None of your business, of course,” I responded. “Oh come on,” he answered giving me a nudge, “Just a tidbit. Someone you met at the conference? Someone you picked up after hours?” “I’ll tell you her first name and that’s all,” I said. “Okay. That’s a start.” “Jennifer,” I answered and flashed him a wicked grin before quickly walking away. “No way, man,” he.