Though I got to be with Priya too, that’s a story for another time. Now all our families used to be very close to each other. I and Arvind literally... grew up in between all these females around us. Aryan bhaiya used to be old enough to go out and hang with his friends all the time. When I and Arvind, when not out playing, would be between all these ladies as we had no other choice.Now the story happens during a festive season and schools were all closed. I along with my family had gone to aunt’s. "I mean, I don't see a problem, but why dinner at a steakhouse on a Monday night?" There is a rumor that the Scottish restaurant across the street will be the scene of a pick up in the mid afternoon. We want to go and see how crowded it gets," I admitted.Becky laughed. "Sounds like fun. Tell Jason that his mother just gave me a thumbs up. They can go. Heck we might decide to join you." Yes, we have invented a new spectator sport, watching the herd stampede in search of a pickup," Jessica said. The river is narrow, deep, and fast. No, Colorado City is the obvious place to build.”“Exactly my point,” Jim said excitedly.“One of our first major tasks here on the Estancia was building nine miles of levees, including wings at each end, six feet tall, on both sides of the river. A total of almost eighteen miles of levees. It was quite an undertaking and took over two years to complete,” I said reflectively. Looking up from my coffee cup where I’d been staring, I saw Jim’s look of confusion. "He, with his milky-white complexion, curly red hairand florid complexion, didn't laugh at that last jab. When he finally got my bags into the trunk, I climbedbehind the wheel. He came to the door and cleared his throat. "Howsilly of me to forget," I said, pulling a handful ofchange from my pocket and throwing out the passengerside window where it clattered all over the boilingblacktop of the driveway. I wasn't feeling good. I was almost sure that mypublisher friend in San Francisco would pay.