Max caught sight of the shark and thought, “I’m not eating that! That thing would kill me before I get it into the boat. What do I do?” Max first took a picture of the shark and then pulled out his pocketknife and cut the line. He watched the shark flip his tail into the air and disappear deep into the Pacific waters. “Too bad I couldn’t have pulled it up into the boat! I would have had bragging rights and even Donald would be jealous! I wonder how everyone is doing up at the hunting lodge. I miss funny Karen. She actually gave me a sweet kiss when I left and it looked like she had tears in her eyes. I’m not usually attracted to older women, but Karen….maybe . And that Jim! What a guy! He believed in me and went to bat for me with Donald. Well, I hope they are all well.”
The first morning after Max departed, Jim came downstairs for his coffee to find Karen weeping in the living room with two cups of coffee beside her. She was sitting beside the easy chair where Max had been tied up. He went over and put his arms around her. Karen leaned on him and sobbed. After a few minutes, Jim reached over and got Karen’s coffee and handed it to her. They sat there and drank their coffee together. Karen said, “I miss him, Jim. We got close in the time we had together.”
Jim said, “Let’s take a walk outside. The snow has melted and it will do you good to be out in nature. I don’t think you have had a chance to see the pantry. I think you will be really impressed by its progress.” They walked over to the newly built pantry and Jim gave her his arm to lean on while they went down the stairs. Karen’s eyes grew wide as she saw the amazing food that had been prepared by the kitchen and the hunters and the processors. “Jim, this is amazing!”
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“I know! It is pretty incredible what can be accomplished when people work together! Even a bunch of old farts, like us!” Jim said.
One of Andrew Weeks’ first jobs, after visiting the cruise ship, Venice Beach and the resort was to get decorators started putting up Christmas lights, trees, Santas and evergreen boughs everywhere at all three locations. He knew such a simple act would lend an air of happiness and wholesomeness to the whole operation. They could surely use that after the negative publicity they had received.
Aboard Portland’s lone cruise ship which stood as a beacon to remind people of the victory over homelessness, some of the teenage boys were talking after school one day. “I have always wanted to play sports in school, especially football,” Jimmy Askins said.
“Yeah, but there aren’t enough of us to make one team, much less a second one so we have someone to play against,” said Simon Obenchain. “I wish we could go to a regular school. Then we could have a sport for every season. Basketball, Baseball, Football and maybe even hockey!”
Jimmy said, “Yeah and you wouldn’t have any front teeth because I’m a better player than you! Ha ha ha!” They were both laughing! Jimmy said, “Let’s go swim some laps and see who is faster!” They both went to change and met at the pool. Little did they know that in about 5 months, they would have their chance at school sports!
After Andrew Weeks spent a day at Venice Beach, Sarah made up her mind. This man not only trusted her, but had taken her into his confidence and told her some things that Miranda would be very interested in! She had come to the realization that being an informant would be fun, but risky and couldn’t wait to tell Miranda her decision and what she had learned!
