“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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