This is Tommy Bowers. Michael Bower’s son?” It took Rick a moment to place the name. Michael Bower’s was Rick’s step-brother, and he remembered that he did have a couple of kids. Rick’s mother had married Michael’s father when Rick was a teen-ager, but Michael had lived with his mother, so they had only seen each other a handful of times, the last time being at the funeral for Michael’s father, some ten years ago. He’d probably met Tommy before, but couldn’t remember. “Oh, hello Tommy. Good to hear from you. What’s the occasion?” “I just graduated from college in South Carolina, and have an internship for the summer here in Dallas before starting on my master’s degree at SMU this fall. My dad told me that you lived in Dallas, and were family, and that I should look you up and say hello.” “Well, I’m glad you did. How is your dad?” “He’s doing great, and mom too.” “Why don’t you plan to come over tomorrow for the afternoon, so we can get to know you.
