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“Sorry, Dodge,” he mutters
“Daht, he’s sorry” Uli shakes his head in exasperation “Still, I’ht adjusthter has the controlling share At least one of theht Can I come in?”
I stand aside and wave the oldin?”
He grits his teeth, but says nothing as he turns the other way and starts trudging back in the direction of the Vredenberg place I chuckle as I turn around h to join Heather and her grandfathe
Half an hour later, we’ve both explained to Heather the exact terrandfather, for all his faults, wasn’t a cootten himself screwed out of the majority of the land, but he did keep one apparently hile stipulation Anyfor oil has to be agreed between both parties
The Vredenbergs have to give their permission for the land lease to the oil coreeree hile there, but it doesn’t change a thing foroil wells sunk anywhere near theenda
Uli Vredenberg knows that, and he’s not about to put the first generation that’s actually gotten along in jeopardy for the sake of an oil well that isn’t going to happen
“So wait, Davis did all this without even asking you first?” Heather looks at her gramps and he shakes his head
“That boy’s always looking for soht now, but he won’t get any sympathy there Oh, don’t fret, on’t see hi to be in charge around here” A sly grin slides over his lips “Noould youso comfortable in the house of our family’s oldest enemy?”
Heather blushes and I take point explaining Heather won’t be leaving ain It is her new home
“You gonna put a ring on her finger?” Her grandfather stares me down
“As soon as a jewelry store opens She can pick out whatever she wants”
“Is that your idea of a proposal?” Heather gives lare
“A proposal suggests there’s so my usual caveman speak behind “You will , then get theAt the park”
“At the annual Christmas party? With the reindeer?”
“Yes I will arrange it all I have connections The reindeer sleigh will pull us around the park, then ill get azebo hoever is there to celebrate with us”
The Christ on in Franken on that afternoon has happened before and I know the organizers and whoever I’ll need to find to make it happen
“You hite snow angel You buy whatever you want, I’ll pay”