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“I auess The kids are occupying the barn”

“No, it’s not that,” Sea the door behind him

“How are you this ?” he said sheepishly “Sleep well?”

I noticed that he was showered and wide awake and wearing his formal black priest suit with his Roman collar

“I was, Father I was sleeping as well as you please I reiveon?”

“Well, I —” he started “What I uess you could say I have a confession to make”

“A confession?” I said, sitting up “That’s a switch Wow, this alh for you to wake ht Please, my son, confess away Unload thy soul”

“Well, you kno you told us all repeatedly to keep a low profile?” Sea

I stared randfather solidly in his not-so-innocent blue eyes

“Yes I believe ere all there for the conversation with the witness protection folks”

“Well, I haven’t been exactly following the rules I was talking to Rosa, and she was tellinght Father Walter is a very niceback and forth for a couple of weeks now”

What a thoroughly nutty situation this all is, I thought Sea to another priest?

“OK,” I said “You and the local guy are talking shop Did you tell him ere?”

“No, of course not,” Seamus said

“Why do I have the feeling that there’s another shoe about to drop?” I said