Chapter 57

November

“IT’S BEEN A BUSY few months,hasn’t it?”Jake said.

“You can say that again,”Josh said.“All of the old cars are now fully operational,and two of them have already been sold.”

“Yeah,and we need to look for a few more.”

“I think we have more important things to think about at the moment.Things like a wedding and a pair of baptisms,all of which will be happening in a couple of days.”

“What are we going to do about Christmas?”Jake said.

“What about it?”

“Are we gonna have a tree?”

“You bet your magnificent ass we are,”Josh said.“In fact,I marked the perfect tree back in the spring.It should be looking good just about now.”

“I assume we have ornaments?”

“Yeah,and tons of lights.The boys will love it.”

“And so will I.”

“I’ve just had a great idea,”Josh said.

“Are you going to share it?”

“Of course.The wedding and baptisms are scheduled for Thanksgiving morning.”

“I know that,”Jake said.