” Patrick hit a button on the dash and the rear hatch lifted open. “We have everything we need for an authentic Mabon feast. I talked to Jane’s ...cousin. Sarah, right? And she said we could have the back yard to ourselves tonight. She has a beautiful grill back there and a state of the art kitchen I would kill for.” Brady knitted his eyebrows as his companion shoved a fourth brown paper bag into his arms. He tilted his head and looked at Patrick with an expression of fascination. “My God. I’m. “Well, it sure helps when the county sheriff is a second cousin. As for the mayor, we simply paid him off.”The others laughed at that. Becca added, “Even today, the sheriff and the mayor get complementary memberships at Culverin Meadows Country Club. You never know when you’ll need a friend in high places!”“Fortune also reported you turned down a billion dollar offer for the business,” commented Adam.Jack nodded again. “More, actually. It’s not for sale. We’ve been here over two hundred years.. It was fun while it lasted but ended up causing a lot of dramaIn December 2009, my job had a Christmas Party at a local Lounge that they had rented.I had only been on this job for 14 months ,so this was 2nd Xmas party .The 1st one was very corny, it was held at a hall & no alcohol was allowed & they didn't have a DJ just Karaoke ..Str8 Bullshit..This one was a Bar/Lounge/Restaurant with a DJ & the drinks were 1/2 price so needless to say i got drunk lol. As the drinks started to kick in, i look. " Do you hate me?" she asked, looking imploringly into my eyes. "I' m not sure," I responded, my eyes growing wide with the sound of my new soprano. Amy gave me a defeated nod saying, "I know. I guess I don' t blame you." We didn' t say anything for a minute, then Amy pulled the sheet away from my body grasped both of my hands and said, " C' mon. We need to get you up and around." He pulled me up without hardly any effort, then swung my legs around off the cot. I put my feet on the floor.