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“I can come up and help you move,” Mason volunteered.
“As you should!I helped you!”
“Let me know when and I’ll be there.”Mason held his hand out.
Mitch took it and shook it vigorously.“You’re the best, Mason.
“What you two grinning’ about?”Paul asked as he stepped outside.Taking a hint from Mason, he hung his towel up on another nail.
“Mason and I are going into business together,” Mitch said as he threw his arm around Masons’ shoulders.“I’m gonna move down here.”
Paul scowled at Mason.“I ain’t good enough?”
“Oh, no, Paul.You’re more than welcome to join us.I’d love that,” Mason quickly said.“I just didn’t think you’d want to, with the kids and all.Changing schools and such.”
“Deb has been going on about how bad the schools are becoming and she’s hating all the traffic now, and all the crime.”Paul scratched his head.“I think she’d go for it.”
“Really?”Mason sounded excited.
“We all work really well together and between us, we can do just about anything,” Mitch added.“It’d be great.We’d be working for ourselves.Hell, there’s enough work already to keep us busy for at least six to nine months!”
Paul smiled.“I’m liking this idea.Of course, I have to finish this next job and that’ll take me at least three weeks.”
“Maybe I can ask Mr.Stockbridge if he’d rent you out the top part of that house,” Mason added quickly.
Paul frowned a bit.“It might take some convincing to get Deb to move into that.It’s a dump.”
“Maybe we could work something out with Mr.Stockbridge about fixing it up a bit in exchange for rent?What’cha think?”Mason suggested.
“That could work.”Paul thought a minute.“I’ll bring it up to Deb as soon as I get home and let you know.If she says yes, then I’m all in.”Paul smiled.“This sounds great!”
“Let’s have a beer,” Mason said.
“We need more beer.Remember?I told ya.”Mitch smirked.
“Thenyougo and get us some...partner,” Mason grinned.
Mitch’s face fell.“Damn.I walked right into that one, didn’t I?”
“Yep, you sure ‘nough did.”Mason laughed.
