“Let’s make this an informal-
formal kind of thing, ok? Just call me
every once in a while, at least once a
week. Let me know what's going on, and
even stop in and say hi if you want,
but if anything important comes up,
make sure you give me a call as soon as
you can.
“Now, how’s that sound?”
“I can do that,” I said, and then
remembered, “I can't thank you enough
for your help Monday, but God damn it
Randy! I'm still pissed off at you,
man, and what in hell did you mean that
you were the one taking chances? What
the hell!”
“I knew he'd survive,” Beth said
to Randy, as she joined us again.
“I've never seen it before. I've
heard of it, but never seen it,” Randy
* told Beth, ignoring me, “until I met
you guys. I don't know, there's some-
thing that animals get and they, they
trust you both, especially you,” he
said, still talking to Beth.
“But, he shouldn't have it at all,
especially after what he did,” Beth
said, like I wasn't there either. “If I
hadn't been in love with him when he
first told me, and saw what he was
trying to do here, I really seriously
thought about shooting him, but you
want to know what's really weird?”
“Everything about this guy is
weird, and I don't know if you can top
that bridge thing but go ahead and give
it your best shot.”
“You say there's something between
us that the animals trust, but I think
it’s more than just trust,” Beth said
with a kind of sad smile.
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