Mary looked at Julie with a prompting gesture. Julie stated Terry's address and Mary repeated it into the phone.

"Thanks Bobby, I really appreciate it....No, you can't come for a visit ...Dammit, Bobby, my husband is standing right next to me...No, absolutely not...You would renege on your word?...Whatever happened to your honor?...Well, okay, but you better not fuck with him..."

She handed the phone to me. "He wants to talk with you," she said reluctantly. Dumbfounded, I stood up and took the phone to my ear and said hello.

"You are one lucky son of bitch!" he said, and hung up. I looked at the phone then handed it back...