Chapter 93: Neo's Place

She will always return to the man who gets her, the man who lets her be wild, the man who doesn’t act like she’s too much. – S. McNutt

Reese drove Jolene to Neo’s new house. The one that he told his friend nearly two years ago not to buy. The one that required all new plumbing and electric. Got held up with asbestos removal. And lead removal. Termites.

Just when he thought that he was good, the foundation cracked.

It was still under construction in part of the old house. But the bottom floor was ready, or at least livable.

The house was a turn of the century manor house with ten acres, two ponds and space for an airstrip and helipad. Not that he had either, but Neo had plans.

The only reason Reese had agreed to back the venture was a rent-free hangar. His six-seater Cessna was not that big. It got him where he wanted to go. And any further than its range, he rented a charter plane.

“Wow.” Jolene said as they went through the large masonry and wrought iron archway. He slowed the Te