Tuckamore Bay

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"This sounds serious," Bill remarked, as he walked to Frank.

"Could be," Frank replied, as he sat on a chair.

"Would you like a coffee?"

"Something stronger if you can. Been drinking coffee since 5 this morning."

"Scotch okay?"

Frank nodded. "That would be great."

He stood up and walked toward Bill passing him papers as Bill passed him a drink.

"You better pour yourself one as well."

Bill took the documents.

"What are these?"

"Drink first," Frank insisted, pouring one for Bill.

Bill took the drink and sat at the table.

"I have a feeling I am not going to like this."

As they sat, Jarge waddled into the kitchen and jumped up on the ledge of one of the windows.

He squawked at Bill and flapped his wings.

"You know you can't get out that way," Bill barked at him.

Jarge squawked at him again and continued to flap his wings.

"What are you doing in here anyway?"

Jarge jumped down from the ledge and waddled back to Bill.

Bill laughed and stood up.

"Someone."

He walked to the patio doors in the living room and opened them. Outside he saw Mable standing on the veranda.

As soon as Jarge walked out through the door, Mable started squawking at him.

Bill laughed, as he closed the door.

"Lover's spat," he explained to Frank.

"He has a girlfriend now?"

"Oh yea," Bill sighed, as he sat down again.

Frank laughed and shook his head.

"That is incredible. It was something when you had one, but now two?"

"They are both pains in the ass sometimes, but, what can I say. They are part of the family."

Bill heard Jarge laugh, as he and Mable flew away.

"Asshole."

Bill picked up the documents again.

"So what am I looking at here, Frank?"