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think you can afford it.”
    “Gene, your offer to hold her down still good or does it have a time limit?” Ben said holding his hand back toward Gene.
    With a grin from ear to ear, Gene pulled his belt off and handed it to Ben. “Offer is still good, Ben. You don’t let her tell you that you can’t provide for your boy.”
    Barbara stepped back, “Okay, okay, I give,” she laughed and Gene took his belt back and she lunged, wrapping her arms around Ben and kissing him.
    “Babe, I have a dip,” he said turning his face away.
    She grabbed his goatee and yanked his face back around. “I’m a country girl and this time, it’s okay,” she said and kissed him. “Copenhagen is alright,” she said wiping her tongue off.
    “Sonya, will you read the letter so we can go to town?” Ben said wrapping his arm around Barbara.
    “This is my code! I thought so,” William said grinning. “How did Dad transfer my code to another phone?”
    When William looked up, he saw a sea of blank faces. “You’re sure, baby?” Sonya asked. “Joshua yelled at that operator for an hour because the phone wouldn’t take the numbers off the prepaid card and you think he programmed that phone?”
    “William, I’m agreeing with Sonya,” Gene said putting his belt back on. “Your dad has learned computers for work and for you, but going past turning it on and moving that arrow around on the screen is pretty much his limit.”
    “I’m telling you, he did it,” William said. “He could’ve used a transfer cable and done a hard hack, but he did it!” William said with a broad grin and the others just continued staring at him.
    Shaking his head, William turned to Sammy. “See what I mean? I try to be simple and they look at me like I’m insane.”
    Nodding, Sammy sighed. “Yeah, I asked mom if I could get a CD/RW drive and she brought home a Blu-ray player.”
    “I thought that’s what he wanted,” Barbara whispered to Ben and he just shrugged, but he did know what a Blu-ray player was.
    Sonya sat down on the couch and opened the envelope. “Sonya, some of that may be private. You sure you don’t want us to step out?” Gene asked moving over to the couch.
    “If it is, I won’t read that,” she said blushing as the others moved closer.
    Clearing her throat, Sonya started to read. “Hey baby, hey little man. By now you’ve heard about why I came to Spokane. I’m sure you know that big boom wasn’t an accident. I sent my favorite news site a video but they haven’t shown it and I’m beginning to wonder if they are for real. I’m telling you this because I’m letting them know, it was me. You mess with my family and I’ll destroy you and all you bring with you. I hope they got my message because if they come for you again, I already know where my next large attack will be. If they keep this war just on me, I will sit in the mountains killing them piecemeal. I will play their little war game but if they attempt to hurt either of you, I’ll kill them by the truckloads.
    “Sonya, tell my mother to watch her damn mouth. I heard her on the radio and the man who bleeps out words; his finger had to be worn out after her interview. I know Ben is around and he can remind her that she washed our mouths out with that nasty laundry detergent and I will do the same to her.
    Sonya stopped and looked up at Nana. “He’s my son and will do no such thing. I can say whatever the hell I please,” she snapped lifting her chin.
    Smiling, Sonya looked back down at the letter and continued. “The ones they are sending up here don’t know what the hell they are doing but I’m sure they will get better. I won’t come any closer to the house than Section 19. Ask Gene, Ben or Chris and they will understand.”
    She looked up at Gene, but Ben spoke from behind her. “A half-mile,” he said.
    Nodding, she looked back at the letter and continued. “I’m really sorry about any innocents that got caught in that blast. Will you do what