CHAPTER EIGHTY ONE

"The guys kinda see Jerome as the bosses brother-in-law and I believe there's some envy there." Can says and I turn to see my wife frowning at what she just heard.

Laughing humorously, "that's dumb" Jamie says. "Jer would never try to fight someone, unless" Jamie pauses, her countenance changes, her eyes widening as a bulb seem to go off in her head.

"They must have said something about me or Jess" Jamie said with confidence. "My brother don't go picking fights, unless the person interferes with someone he loves" she leans forward to face Cam, who leans back, apparently intimidated with my bossy wife.

"What happened before he and ..." Jamie pauses, because she doesn't know the guy's name.

"Bob" Can, fills in.

Smiling, Jamie nods, "before he attacked Bob?" Jamie asks. waiting intently for Cam's response.

Narrowing his eyes, Cam looks at her, as if he's trying to remember something of significance. tapping his finger on his temple.

He turns to me, "do you know someone named Gwen?" he asked thoughtfully. I am not sure, but I think that she works part time with your family?" Can frowns.

I nodded, but before I could speak, Jamie helps me out.

"Yes of course, that's his girlfriend "Jamie, pipes in.

Cam's eyes widen in surprise, "well there you have it then, that's what happened." Cameron picks up the fork and resume eating his chicken.

I opened my mouth to speak again but before I can ask another question Jamie butts in,

"What happened?" Jamie asks quietly, chuckling at the annoyed look I threw her way.

Cam looked at Jamie a few seconds after she asked her question.

"Bob was expressing what he....." Cam, started and paused, as he was apparently rethinking what he was about to say. Instead he turned to me awkwardly, tilting his head at Jamie.

"You're a guy help me out" the mother****** actually put me out there in guys category, in front of my wife.

Jamie's eyes harden as she glares at Cam, because she apparently realized what Cam was trying to say.

She turns angrily, her cheeks flushed to glare at me.

"So guy" she emphasizes, "why don't you help him out?" she says calmly, but her eyes reflected that she was anything but calm.

I am not going down on this s**t! I abruptly stood up, pushing my chair backwards and stormed out off the kitchen to confront Bob and his behavior among the woman in my household.

I heard Jamie calling my name as I continue walking away, with clenched fist, hoping but I won't have to throttle Bob's f****** ass today.

I heard the back door slammed behind me, so I know Cam's coming after me.

"Wait up man" Can calls out, as his his heavy footsteps pound on the dirt.

Without turning around, "F*** you Cam, how could you ask such a mother f****** question like that in front of my wife?"

I spun around and face him angrily, "Maybe it's your f****** ass I should be kicking right now" I shout at him.

With his hands raised, "I'm sorry man" Cam apologizes. "I don't know, I honeslty don't know what happened there. It's like when your wife asked me that question, I couldn't answer because I didn't want thinking that I as f***** up as those guys." he explain, clearly aware that his explaination is pure bulls**t.

I shoved him back,. "really?" I asked bewildered " So It's okay that she thinks of you as some f****** saint and me. What am I? A f***boy?" I continued who are the guys camp was set up, because is not my enemy, but what he said to Jamie. That's a new battle he started.

F***!

I stopped in front of the guys, some of whom was just gearing up for another watch.

"SO LISTEN UP GUYS!" I shout. "BOB!" I called out, "Join us out here."

From Bob's stance when he came outside, I realize that he's expecting a brawl but I am in for that right now. If I upset any of the men here, that's a ticket to send them over to grandfather's camp and that's not a chance I am ready to take.

"Right" I started, not looking at Bob, "Cam here explained what happened at my parents home earlier and the thing is this. Gwen is my father's part time employee who will soon the coming to work here. She is a college student and she is Jerome's girlfriend." I paused waiting for that to sink in.

"Any questions?" I asked and looked around for anyone who had a contribution to make.

"Okay" I looked around the camp, "this property belongs to my wife and Jerome" I glance around at the guys. "Any questions." I asked again, because I refuse to have this discussion a second time.

Right. "Last but not least, Jerome is here because of his sister, my wife. He is going to be training to help not just us, but his sister and now his girlfriend will be joining us." I informed everyone and kept my eyes on Bob, who was nodding with a softer look in his eyes than when I first dropped in announced.

"That's all then. You know what you have to do from here onwards and you" I turned and glared at Cam, "you know what you have to do, because I am not sleeping out here with you guys tonight." I cursed under my breath and walk back to the kitchen, ready to do more damage control.

Jamie was nowhere to be seen, but mom was in the kitchen helping herself to a sandwich with Gwen and Mrs. Stan. "Where's Jamie?" I asked, nodding to Gwen a new worker, I am still not accustom to.

"Give her a minute. I think she is talking to Jerome." Mrs. Stan informs me, but I need to deal with this now.

"Thanks" I muttered and walked to my room, that I share with Jamie.