I'm a little scared she might do something stupid. I know mom, dad. If she did something wrong, she would do anything to make it right. That's the kin...d of person she is. Give her a chance, dad. I don't know what she did that was bad enough for you to leave. She won't tell us anything." Honey, this is between your mom and me. There is nothing you can do. Your mom and I have some major differences to talk about. I'm glad you are at least there for her." Dad, Danni and I are here for you too.. "Welcome back Joe. Apologies for such a long delay before neutralizing the poison. Appearances mean everything in the plan we have put into place," a woman I did not recognize said. "As you may have already suspected Paul had you followed, and one of his hired goons was keeping a very close eye on you. Everything was arranged so that he would see you leave the train and proceed to regurgitate the contents of your stomach. He slid off into the shadows to watch you as he reported in on your. It has to be portable so that I can take it to Valdez with me in the winter. It would be nice to have music at our services. The parish isn't real big but we have some campers in the summer and there are several cabins in the area. Mostly people who can't stand being crowded like down south."Ron chuckled at the thought of the State of Washington being considered a southern state."I'm going to make sure that you get that money," Ron said, "If you can't use it, use it to help the others around. . as some of the guys are not out, the pub of choice is a straight pub to avoid any anxiety such a meet might bring on.Two o’clock (afternoon) rolled around and the guys turned up one by one at the designated meeting spot in the pub. Some had been to previous meets so were more comfortable than the newbies attending for the first time. Thankfully the sun was out and it was warm enough to enjoy a beer with each other to put everyone at ease. Of the regulars, Kenny, Ben and Stewart were there.