” He glanced over at the bus waiting area. “Our bus has arrived.”Tony stepped forward and put a hand on his shoulder. “I know I’m not as goo... as your girls, but if I can help with whatever is going on, you’ll let me know, right?”He chuckled softly. “Yeah. Promise.” He trudged off to the bus.Tony waited until Emanuel was out of ear shot. “I’m completely serious. If you two notice something, call Cosette, and she’ll make sure I find out about it.”“Manny’s promise wasn’t enough?” Allison. “Well, I suggest we put that right,” she said “And the sooner the better. Try to think of anything he’s done recently that deserves a punishment.” I couldn’t believe my Mother was saying this but I could tell she meant it. The only thing I could think of was he’d dumped all his sweaty squash gear in the shower room and I’d found them two days later, smelling awful. I’d had a go at him for that but I never thought of spanking him for it. Mother and I talked about my punishments some more then. "That got a laugh from Hawk and a snort from Polly. I'd never heard her snort before, and my eyes must have seemed as large as dinner plates, because she poked me in the arm and said, "I told you I wasn't any different than the rest of you girls, so stop thinking I'm too stuck up to have fun."We were met by a large contingent of agents, and that made me look around to see if we were in some kind of danger. Polly caught my look, took Hawk's arm, and quietly said, "She's still scared, honey. Put. Answering the phone he heard, “Jake Palmer, I am Paul Cousins, Mike Cousin’s brother.”Jake had a close friend Tom Cousins and he knew Tom had a younger brother Paul.“Yes this is Jake. Why are you calling Paul? Has something happened?“Yes something has happened, Tom died.”This was a big shock and Jake responded, “What happened?”“He was found lying on the floor in his living room. They say it was a massive heart attack. The reason I am calling is that I heard the phone message you left him.