”“He’s at Allen & Baker, right?”“Yes. He successfully defended a raft of suits from a pair of competitors. One ended with us owning the comp...ny that sued us. The other ended when we trounced the plaintiff in court.”“So, this COULD be interesting.”“I sure as hell hope not!” I chuckled. “But yes.”“I’d like the position, Mr. Adams. When do I start?”“Aggressive, too!” I grinned.“You can’t get what you don’t ask for! The first rule in negotiations!”“True. I need you to speak to a few more people. He unsaddled Gris, brushed him down and made sure he had food and water. Zach stretched his back muscles as he walked toward the ranch house. Gettin old I guess, he thought. Harder to make two day rides now than a few years ago. As Zach entered the house he could hear Sir Gerald talking and heard Kathleen chuckle at what her father was saying."Guess they made it home," Zach said to himself. "Don't feel much like socializing but I oughta say hello at least." He walked into the big room to greet. Tim started out as a small town labor worker but soon moved up in his company and eventually saved enough money to buy his first business. As time went by he had grown that business into a large success. He sold it for a large sum of money and then started another then another. His Success gave us the money to buy the house of our dreams on 40 acres of land. The house was 5 bedrooms with a larger pool in the back complete with a waterfall grotto feature modeled after the one at Hedo 2 in. Before, the only ones who would talk with him were Zithrusa and Headman, and he couldn't even learn any of their names, including Headman, which is why he called him that. Zithrusa wouldn't tell him any of the families names either, it was up to each individual to form their own relationships. Now that he was everybody's darling, he was having the family introduce themselves faster than he could remember their names. Still, it was nice to be accepted, and everyone was being much friendlier.