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So I’s are Eli loves flying around the East Village in his Ferrari, Nolan is in heaven doing laps in his pool over his penthouse suite, Westin loves being in Manhattan which he calls the financial center of the universe, and Brooke, well Brooke is in her natural habitat with New York’s elite, proallery opening to the latest trendiest club in Soho, usually all in the saht

I’ve been here for years and I’ to realize it’s just not forin nature Trees, sand, rocks,that wasn’t manmade That’s where I want to be

I work a lot, which keeps et out to a club or bar, I have a hard tiirls So to fake it to fit in

I’er I can do it

“We’re going to start analyzing newrolls “It’s tier than Dad ever dreamed it would be”

“I doubt he thought it would get this big,” Brooke says as she looks out theat the spectacular view of New York City at night We’re on the top floor of a Manhattan skyscraper and the city looks beautiful with the lights shining in autumn

“Remember the first order for was all shaky fro it out on the dryer while Mom did the laundry”

We all sood old days That order form is framed in the lobby of our office, but we’re so busy all the time that it’s probably been years since any of us stopped to look at it

“Let’s get to the agenda,” Westin says as he wipes his hand on a napkin and opens his laptop

“I thought this was a fa roll and picks at it

“We’re at work”

“We’re always at work,” I say with a sigh

“Exactly,” Westin grunts “So, let’s get to work”

“It is nine o’clock on a Thursday,” Nolan says as he shakes his head

Westin ignores all of us “So, as we all know, unfortunately, Mr Brown died last month”