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“Caleb,” Jake said, “listen —”

“—precipitously,” Travis said “You need to think Come home We can talk—”

“Talking never solved a problem,” Caleb said “A man needs to take action You flew ‘copters, Jake Travis, you flew jets I … hell, neverbad, astarting to go bad”

“Go bad, how?” Jake said softly

Caleb didn’t answer

“Caleb,” Travis said, “tell us what’s going on”

“I did,” Caleb said, very calmly

He did? his brothers mouthed to each other

“And you guys helped You helped enormously”

“Caleb,” Travis said, “is this about that woman in New York? Dammit, is this about you?”

“Me?” Caleb said with all the indignation he could et myself into a ood friend”

“Who?” Jake demanded

But Caleb had hung up

Jake depressed the speaker phone button For an endlessThen Jake shook his head

“Oh, man,” he said softly