Not that he didn't wish for sleep to come and bless him with a few precious hours of oblivion and rest, but he could cope while Hilderich could not.He... had a nagging feeling, he knew; rest would not come even in his sleep. Nightmares would haunt him as long as he was away from Celia, as long as he couldn't know what fortune held in stock for her should he fail to return. He had to entertain the idea that he could be stranded in this lush version of hell with Hilderich as his sole companion for. She claims she doesn't know why you left. I tried a couple times to get her to say something, but she just clams up. Josh and I are leaving her alone as much as we can." It sounds like you are handling it pretty well. I am sorry for the mess. Do the best you can. I can't get a signal at the ranch but Jack does have a regular phone. I'll try and call from there. Is there anything I do to help you guys?" We'll be Okay, Dad."Interesting thing about Jack's place: every building needed painting,. He opened another bottle of vodka and took a long pull. "You been out there esse?" He paused and listened while he took another swallow. "Then you know what I'm talking about. I got the stuff you wanted, I picked up something for me to. Here, take a look." He pointed his phone at her, it beeped once, then again. His eyes gleamed with malice and resentment as he pressed buttons, then spoke into the phone again and "What do you think? No, I ain't sharing. No, I found her, she's mine and I want to. "He handed me his cup. I took his and mine to the pot and asked him over my shoulder, "Cream and sugar?" Yes, please."I got the coffees and brought the back to our desks. Troy was looking at my notes."Is everything okay?" Yeah, I was just glancing at them." No comments?" Not yet, I was looking at your handwriting more than the content. Handwriting can tell a lot about a person." What does mine tell you?" That you pay attention to detail, you're neat, precise and don't rush." All that from my.