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one that could rein her in before she ended up on America's Most
Wanted.
She dropped the pie in front of us just as Gabriel was demanding to talk to me.
I wonder what he could need to talk about. Yes indeed Brandon had stirred up
the hornet's nest. I'll have to talk to the boy about where he put his hand the
next time we met though. Or I'm sure Gabriel would help him off with it. These
young people are so quick to get fired up.
"Whenever you wanna talk son I'm here." Lord if there's gonna be some
type of courtship please let me survive it. I looked up in prayer.
"What're you bothering God about now dad?"
"Nothing honey bear, nothing at all. " I got the huff, the eye roll
and the unibrow altogether.

Chapter 9

 
    GABE

 
    When Sam went for her evening bath I figured
it was as good a time as any to talk to Charlie so we met in the living room.
"What's on your mind son?"
"Well sir, this is going to sound all kinds of weird since we just met but
uh, I uhmm." Shit this was harder than I thought.
"Just spit it out son."
Okay here goes. "I want to date your daughter, in fact I'm pretty sure
it's more than that but we'll start there for now." There, I'd said it.
He was looking rather contemplative as if he had to give it some thought, which
was understandable, after all he didn't know me from Adam, but he trusted
Phil's judgment so I had that working for me.
"Well son she's of age, just turned eighteen so I can't rightly tell her
what to do."
"Understood, but is it okay with you, I am older than her by a few years
and let's face it all you know about me is what your twenty year old son told
you seven years ago." He waved off that suggestion.
"Son I've been reading people all my life, even did it for a living, if I
didn't trust you I would've let Annie Oakley shoot you this morning."
"So I have your blessing then?"
"Sure do son let's shake on it." We shook hands and I sat back on the
couch.
"Well from what I can see she's going to be a handful I'm going to need
all the help I can get."
    "No sir you're on your own."
Say what now! I looked at him in disbelief and he looked back at me serious as
a judge.
"It's simple son, you want her, you figure it out, me, I like having
supper on the table and clean sheets on my bed, I'm not getting involved in
your hullabaloo and I'd thank you to apprise her of that fact, which means if
you screw up it's all on you, not me, and trust me son, you will screw up,
that's a given, that one up those stairs is as ornery as a disturbed rattler.
I'd walk softly if I was you, and you might want to look into getting a big
stick." He had the nerve to shake his head in consternation. Okay then I
could do this, I have dated before and I had quite a few years experience. I'm
sure Sam had very little if any at all she better fucking not have any. Yeah
that's fair. I didn't give two shits about being fair if she did have any it
was all in the past, her only experiences were going to be with me from now on.

 
 
    Chief

 
    I wonder what has him scowling now? He seems
to be just as contrary as Samantha, Lord what a pair. Well, the die was cast;
let's see where the chips fell, if nothing else it sure was going to be
interesting. I watched the two of them circling around each other all day
sniffing out their territory my boy was right all along he knew what he knew,
made for each other, yes indeed.
Now all I had to do was lock up all sharp objects and firearms the first time
he said no to her about something, that girl did like her way. I hoped to God I
survived this courtship. I wonder if Geoffrey was up for a week -long fishing
trip? No better not, somebody had to be here to bury the bodies. I need a
drink.

Chapter 10
    GABE
    My first night at the Holder residence
was...interesting. After my shower I headed back downstairs to say goodnight to
the chief since his room was located on the first floor for obvious reasons.
I walked in on father and daughter having their nightly ritual it looked like.
The little she