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world.”
    “Maybe so.” The thought made Willow smile. “Like her uncle. Jake never was much for fixing things, except doing construction.”
    “No, he never was much at that at all. Course, you know I’m taking a huge risk with Carly.”
    “You are? How is teaching her a risk?”
    “It’s a serious gamble. Smart as she is, I might get her trained into a proper mechanic and then have her decide to go to law school or something.”
    “She’s got the brain for it. All she’d need is the money.”
    “Money is vastly overrated.”
    “By them that has it.”
    “Thing is, if she wanted something like that, we’d find the money. Your Carly is worth doing what it takes. Hell, I figure I could raise plenty of tuition money by passing the hat at the clubhouse, seeing as it’s Carly.”
    Willow gave him a thin smile. “Maybe you could at that. Don’t think it’s a problem unless the law schools start offering courses in advanced mechanics though.” A coughing sound came from the bedroom and Willow shuffled to the counter. “Sounds like Jake is stirring. I better finish getting dinner on. Would you like to stay? It’s just spaghetti, but I made plenty.”
    Watching her as she turned to ignite the burner under a big pot of water and start it heating for the noodles, he realized how much Willow had aged. She was still attractive, but at forty, his own age, she was a faded memory of the bright-eyed girl that he remembered riding behind Jake. That had been back in the day—before he’d been sent up, just before Carly was born. The hard times, the stress, all took their toll on her and it showed.
    He’d aged too, but Willow and Jake had their family—each other and Carly. He was riding on the coattail of their happiness.
    Growing old certainly wasn’t for the weak. Willow was strong, but he worried she was losing her faith in the future. He could understand her thinking that life wouldn’t improve much anytime soon, and Carly did face an uncertain future. Having to hold up Jake when he was down increased her burden.
    The look in her eyes told him she wanted him to stay, to be company.
    “I’d love to stay. I’m looking forward to hear Carly explain to Jake about how hard it is to get the jets just right when you’re adjusting a carburetor.”
    “What’s hard to explain?”
    “I just need to find out if she can manage to explain it without saying ‘it’s a bitch.’”
    Willow laughed. “I know what you mean. I’m looking forward to it too, cause there’s a conversation he’ll enjoy. That’s gotta raise his spirits.”
    It would, of course. Jake adored his daughter and was pleased at her interest in bikes. Despite his accident and being unable to ride, Jake was a biker. Pain and the sense of loss that came from trying to relearn basic movements took its toll. Jake often got depressed and Carly was a positive force in their life. Greg intended to be one too, as best he knew how. Happily, her hot teacher seemed to be one as well. Melanie Wilford deserved checking out on several levels. The fact that she, her smile, her curvaceous figure in that snug pencil skirt, seemed to intrude into his thoughts with such frequency told him he needed to get to know her.
    “Hey, little brother,” Jake said, making his way unsteadily into the main part of the trailer. “How did my little girl do today?”
    Greg smiled. Jake had his problems right now, and like Greg he had a shaky record in terms of being a solid citizen, but he’d been a damn good big brother. He was also far more of a family man than anyone expected.
    “I think it’s only fair that she get to tell you about her day. She is bursting to tell you herself.”
    Jake smiled proudly. “Then I guess I don’t mind you’re drinking up all my damn beer. I can’t have any anyway, not with all these freaking meds I’m on.”
    Carly came back with her face scrubbed pink, and they all sat down to eat sitting around the table in the cramped kitchen.
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