" I explain to her. She is pleasant and says "It is okay." The waiter quickly returns and asks if we are ready to order. I still have not looked at th...e menu yet so I ask for a few more minutes. He smiles and walks away.The music playing a little too loudly, is classic 70's rock. Elton John is belting out "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" so loudly I can't here what she is saying from across the table. I look around and see the problem. We are seated under a large speaker that is cranked. 00 to make those payments.I went to the general store and asked if they could get badges made. The proprietor said that there was a jeweler in town who could probably make them for me. While we were there I asked Swan to look around for something for a present for our wives.I looked at what he had in the way of firearms while she did that. He had several muzzle loader rifles, and a couple of shotguns. He did have one Greener double barrel in 16 gauge. He also had a Remington .31 caliber. " she replied."I have to admit, I was skeptical when I first heard of your situation,"Ms. Lawrence said. "You're only 28. It seems like you have your handsfull with an 8-year-old and a 4-year-old. But I'm told you are a verycapable accountant and mother, according to references Mr. Michaelssent." I wouldn't have applied for custody if I didn't think I could do it,"she said."What made you decide you wanted custody of Nicholas?" Ms. Lawrenceasked."He's my brother," she said. "He belongs with me.". ‘I know your reputation and I don’t want to be another toy in your playpen.’ Whoa, where did that come from? My reputation, what reputation? It wasn’t the response I expected. Normally if the object of my desire doesn’t want to get together I accept her decision and move on. However there was no way I could just move on from her statement. ‘What reputation Amber? I didn’t know I had one. Please enlighten me.’ I was a little upset. ‘The word is that you date a lot of women, sometimes more than.