I can't say as I remember that, but right here and now I got a job for him. Now he'd probably need to throw wood for a month to make the kind of money I’m going to offer him.”
She sounded more annoyed than excited; the distaste for the man was a bitterly strong one. She said, "Sounds a little bit too good to be true sir. Usually, if somebody has something that good, there's a reason for it and usually good don't fall in the sentence."
“You are a quick one ma’am and most times you’d be right. Now luckily for you ma'am I am a man of faith.”
She wasn't stupid, and she knew exactly who he was and how he dealt with things. She snorted trying to hold in the laugh, but she failed miserably.
"Well now if you're a man of faith then of course I've got time to listen to you, sir."
He was well aware he was getting nowhere with her and that he would be much better off if he just got to the point. He said, "You see I got too many people working right now but there are more trees down then I got men to cut them. What I'm calling about is to see if Jude would be up for some contract work down in Missouri. You think he'd be up for traveling? I know it's just him working, but I think he can handle it. He always put on a good job back in the day."
“He isn’t on his own anymore sir, he picked up three boys that he works with and they are like a fine oiled machine. He's thinking about picking up a few more but just hasn't had time to look around and find anybody. He's been so damn busy because he charges a reasonable rate. People just love hiring him.”
"Well bless his heart that's a noble thing he does, not trying to make too much money. God knows there are more men and women out there that should try and do the same."
“So how long would you need him for? You know, given he decides that he wants to take your job that is? ”
"Well, I need to talk to him about that but honestly I was hoping we were looking at a week or less. Emphasize to him on the less and there'd be a three, wait no, five hundred dollar bonus on top of all that, if he could handle it."
She was writing down notes as she was talking to him and she almost snapped the yellow pencil when the words, five hundred dollar bonus, came out. She knew that was a good weeks pay before taxes were taken out. She said, "Well he'll be home in a few hours for a quick lunch with the boys, I can run it by him then. When is it that you are thinking about having him leave?"
"Well, that's kind of the reason there’d be such a good bonus. Unfortunately, it would have to be a quick kind of job. He'd have to be ready immediately; the people in Missouri that are hiring me to get rid of the wood and the downed trees are not the most patient people in the world. He would have to leave tomorrow morning bright and early before the sun came up."
"Well, I'll take your phone number and have him give you a call just as soon as I can."
She hung up the phone folding and shoving the piece of paper into her pocket and Patrick pulled on her shirt. He said, “Who was that Aunt Maria? He seemed kind of weird.”
She ignored Patrick's question thinking of Jude and how tight things were. If Jude could earn an extra five hundred it would be like a small fortune to him. She said, "Patrick go and grab a jacket and some GI Joes. We need to go see your daddy on the job site. I have some really good news for him. So if you could hurry I would appreciate it."
Patrick just stared at her for a moment not moving whatsoever. When she finished gathering her keys and purse she saw him still standing there with a curious look on his face. She snapped off like a drill sergeant, “Patrick you get your little ass moving right now or I will be leaving a handprint on it, go, go, go!”
Patrick usually knew exactly how far he could push his aunt Maria before she would go crazy on him, but he could easily see the look in her eyes and determine that she was not messing around today. He spun on his foot and
She sounded more annoyed than excited; the distaste for the man was a bitterly strong one. She said, "Sounds a little bit too good to be true sir. Usually, if somebody has something that good, there's a reason for it and usually good don't fall in the sentence."
“You are a quick one ma’am and most times you’d be right. Now luckily for you ma'am I am a man of faith.”
She wasn't stupid, and she knew exactly who he was and how he dealt with things. She snorted trying to hold in the laugh, but she failed miserably.
"Well now if you're a man of faith then of course I've got time to listen to you, sir."
He was well aware he was getting nowhere with her and that he would be much better off if he just got to the point. He said, "You see I got too many people working right now but there are more trees down then I got men to cut them. What I'm calling about is to see if Jude would be up for some contract work down in Missouri. You think he'd be up for traveling? I know it's just him working, but I think he can handle it. He always put on a good job back in the day."
“He isn’t on his own anymore sir, he picked up three boys that he works with and they are like a fine oiled machine. He's thinking about picking up a few more but just hasn't had time to look around and find anybody. He's been so damn busy because he charges a reasonable rate. People just love hiring him.”
"Well bless his heart that's a noble thing he does, not trying to make too much money. God knows there are more men and women out there that should try and do the same."
“So how long would you need him for? You know, given he decides that he wants to take your job that is? ”
"Well, I need to talk to him about that but honestly I was hoping we were looking at a week or less. Emphasize to him on the less and there'd be a three, wait no, five hundred dollar bonus on top of all that, if he could handle it."
She was writing down notes as she was talking to him and she almost snapped the yellow pencil when the words, five hundred dollar bonus, came out. She knew that was a good weeks pay before taxes were taken out. She said, "Well he'll be home in a few hours for a quick lunch with the boys, I can run it by him then. When is it that you are thinking about having him leave?"
"Well, that's kind of the reason there’d be such a good bonus. Unfortunately, it would have to be a quick kind of job. He'd have to be ready immediately; the people in Missouri that are hiring me to get rid of the wood and the downed trees are not the most patient people in the world. He would have to leave tomorrow morning bright and early before the sun came up."
"Well, I'll take your phone number and have him give you a call just as soon as I can."
She hung up the phone folding and shoving the piece of paper into her pocket and Patrick pulled on her shirt. He said, “Who was that Aunt Maria? He seemed kind of weird.”
She ignored Patrick's question thinking of Jude and how tight things were. If Jude could earn an extra five hundred it would be like a small fortune to him. She said, "Patrick go and grab a jacket and some GI Joes. We need to go see your daddy on the job site. I have some really good news for him. So if you could hurry I would appreciate it."
Patrick just stared at her for a moment not moving whatsoever. When she finished gathering her keys and purse she saw him still standing there with a curious look on his face. She snapped off like a drill sergeant, “Patrick you get your little ass moving right now or I will be leaving a handprint on it, go, go, go!”
Patrick usually knew exactly how far he could push his aunt Maria before she would go crazy on him, but he could easily see the look in her eyes and determine that she was not messing around today. He spun on his foot and
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