Maria whipped out the revised contract and handed it to Cecil. The document was mostly as she had received it. The only major changes were a military ...lause that allowed for Jake’s National Guard duty, and a paragraph that allowed for buying out, for fifty thousand dollars per remaining year Jake’s contract if he were traded. The contract otherwise was a standard four-year rookie deal.Cecil studied the changes and said Stienbrenner would make the final decision but it looked good to Cecil. I asked why and she said well I am 26 and still a virgin. My mouth dropped and I didn't know what to say here was my perfect opportunity. I replied back well maybe I need to help you with that. She was really embarrassed I could tell. I told her maybe I better go. I got up and thought I may never have this opportunity again. I told her I was serious and if she wanted to talk about it to give me a call and I gave her my card. She didn't say anything as I walked off. A few days had went. " Oh Hell, I know you don't. Why would you? I ain't never spoken of it, to you. But I'm going to explain it to you. And after I do, you might not want to be my friend anymore. You might not even want to see me, dinnertimes, down at the cafe. But I'm going to explain it to you, straight out, anyway, and stop all this tip-toein' and pussy-footin' around!" All right, Bill." But it was like he was afraid to say anything else. It was like he'd changed his mind. Well, I just sat there with him, and. Jason was unsurprised to again find his truck missing from where he had hidden it as well as no trace of tacks to show that it had ever been to the clearing. However he did find his footprints from his visit the day before as well as a set of imprints from the support skids of the transfer pod from his visit the day before, confirming that he had returned successfully to the same node he had visited the day before. Further exploration revealed the dirt road leading to the small clearing where.