Written by: Dallas Walsh

Cole Rockwell turns his back from the guests as his father, Mac Rockwell, just revealed that he is engaged to Celeste Baldwin and tries to calm his racing heart rate. Since he has been back in Kelsey Lake, Cole has had numerous encounters with Celeste, including sharing a passionate kiss as he was actually developing feelings for her. She continued to tell him that she was involved with someone, but Cole never imagined that the man Celeste was seeing was his father. And, not only are they seeing each other, but they are now engaged to be married. He has no idea how this could have happened; how did he not know she was engaged to his father?

He quickly finishes his gin and tonic and then leaves the room, unable to handle any sort of congratulations to his father right now. He needs time to wrap his head around this.

"Let me be the first to congratulate you," Lucinda Rockwell comes up to her son and hugs him.

"Thank you mother," Mac whispers back into hear ear before they exit their embrace.

Lucinda moves over to Celeste, who keeps the smile on her face even though she's scared of what Lucinda has to say to her. She knows that Lucinda has a reputation of being very protective of her family.

"Welcome to the family, dear," Lucinda tells Celeste, surprising the younger woman. "I hope you will let me know if I can do anything to make this transition easier for you."

Celeste awkwardly nods back to her. "Thank you Mrs. Rockwell," she manages to say back to her, still in shock.

"Please, call me Lucinda," she purses her lips together. "And, I'm being nice. But, if you hurt my son, that will quickly disappear."

***

"Cole, why did you leave the party without congratulating Dad?" Lex Rockwell asks his brother, as he steps out of the den and sees Cole sitting on the large staircase that leads to the second level of the mansion. Lex can't help but wonder why Cole would leave the party right after the announcement, but he is determined to find out. If there is something that Lex can use against Cole, he wants to know what it is.

Cole looks back at his brother and then takes a swig of the scotch he has poured for himself. "I'll send him my well wishes once the crowd has died down. I'm sure everyone in that room wants to talk to Dad and Celeste right now. If you don't mind, I would like to be alone."

Lex arches his eyebrow, wondering if he should believe anything that Cole is saying. "You know how Dad is," Lex replies to him. "His family comes first. You should have been first in that line to send him congratulations."

"And why the hell are you not in there giving him your well wishes, brother?" Cole asks him as he stands up and moves closer to Lex. "Ever since I got back, all you've done is come for me. What is that you want from me, Lexington?"

Lex shakes his head as a smirk comes across his face. "I don't want a damned thing from you. I just wish you'd get your head out of our own ass and realize that there are more people in this family then just you."

"Don't you think I know that?" Cole snaps back at him as he comes closer to Lex.

"Careful brother," Lex warns him. "Don't come any closer, or people may start believing you can't handle your alcohol the same way you couldn't handle your cocaine."

"Shut the fuck up," Cole barks back at him.

"Temper, temper," Lex continues to goat him. "I'm heading back into the party. I suggest you go and get some air to try to sober up before you see Dad. Don't ruin this moment for him with more of your antics, okay?"

***

Inside the den, the congratulations line has finally calmed down enough for Mac and Celeste to move and grab another glass of champagne, which they both want desperately.

"I've never been introduced to so many people before who just met me but are happy that I'm engaged to you," she tells Mac as she takes a sip of her champagne, as she chuckles a little.

"You look radiant tonight," Mac replies to her. "That dress is amazing. Do you know how lucky I am?"

"Almost as lucky as I am," she says back to Mac as she smiles to him, before they share a tender kiss.

"I certainly hope you feel that way in a year or two," Lydia Rockwell comes up to the newly engaged duo, having ignored the lineup of congratulations to them. "If your engagement and marriage is anything like mine was to Mac, you'll need all the luck you can get."

"The difference between you and Celeste," Mac snaps back to her. "Is that Celeste has class. She would never turn to another man like you did with Kent Blackmore."

"I'm very happy with Mac," Celeste tells Lydia, secretly scared that someone will find out about her and Cole sharing a kiss. "And believe me, Lydia, our marriage will be nothing like yours. Now, if you'll excuse us."

Lydia arches her eyebrow as the couple walks away from her. "You handled that very well," Mac tells his fiancé.

"I've handled women like her before," Celeste smiles to her. "She won't bother me."

"Good," Mac nods to her. "Now, the only person I haven't seen yet is Cole, my eldest son."

Celeste freezes in her tracks. "Your son's name is Cole?"

"Yes, why? I'm sure I've mentioned him to you before?"

Celeste shakes her head. "No, I don't believe you have. It's just…a very nice name, that's all," she gulps, thinking it must be a conscience. "I think I'm going to get some air, will you excuse me?"

"Of course," He tells her as he kisses her cheek. "And while you're gone, I'll find Cole."

***

"I haven't seen Cole," Lucinda tells Lex and Stacey as she looks through the hall trying to see her eldest grandson. "Have either of you seen him?"

Lex bites his tongue about seeing Cole leave the party. He doesn't want to get Lucinda upset, and he knows that she would be if he told her about Cole.

"I just can't believe Daddy is engaged to someone so much younger than he is," Stacey ignores Lucinda's worry for Cole. "I mean, Celeste looks like she's my age. Cole's for sure!"

"She is beautiful," Lex observes back to his sister.

"Is that all you men think about?" she asks him, clearly not realizing that Lex is gay. "I mean, yes, she's beautiful, but that won't last forever!"

"There's no need to get so worked up, dear," Lucinda tells her granddaughter. "If Mac loves Celeste and she loves him, who are we to judge if they should be together or not?"

"I think I need another glass of champagne," Stacey says before she excuses herself and scurries off to find another waiter.

***

In the garden, Celeste tries to calm her quickly increased heart rate. How could she not have known that Mac has a son named Cole? She shakes her head as she tries to tell herself that Mac's son couldn't be the same Cole that she has had run-in's with the last few weeks.

"They can't be the same person," she whispers to herself as she comes up to the pool and sees someone sitting on a lounger. She almost feels faint when she realizes that it's Cole.

Cole looks up and sees Celeste walking towards him, so he stands up and puts his hands in his pockets. "I guess congratulations are in order?"

"I can't believe this is happening," she whispers back to him. How did this happen? I told you I was seeing someone!"

"You didn't tell me it was my father," he whispers back to her. "Or was that your plan all along?"

"Plan? You think I planned this?" she asks, trying not to raise her voice. "I never knew your last name, and Mac, he never mentioned you to me."

"Isn't that rich," Cole spits. "I guess he was ashamed that I was away in rehab while he was wooing you. Not that I can blame him, you're a beautiful woman."

"Cole, you have to stop this," she tells him, looking around to make sure no one is seeing them speak. "Yes, we shared a kiss and some nice times together, but I'm engaged to your father. Whatever we had, it can't go on."

Cole nods back to her as he moves closer to her. He finds himself leaning and kissing her on the cheek. "Congratulations on the engagement, Celeste. I mean that."

She quickly wipes a tear that strolls down her cheek as he walks away from her, knowing he needs space. She tries to collect herself before she turns back and slowly walks back to the large mansion, hoping that no one can see that she's upset.

***

Celeste opens the door to the master bedroom and rushes inside, with Mac closely following her. The party has ended and the two are dying to get out of their fancy clothes and into something more comfortable.

She throws her heels off and sits on the bed. "This bed feels so good right now," she tells her fiancé. "I had fun tonight, but it's been a long night."

"Are you tired?" he asks her as he comes up and sits next to her, after he undoes a couple of buttons of his white shirt.

"Exhausted," she admits to him. "But I'm so glad the party was a success."

He leans in and kisses her passionately. "I knew that my friends, business associates and family would love you," he whispers to her. "The same way I do."

"I love you too," she whispers back to him.

"I have a present for you," he reveals to her as he stands up and moves over to his large dresser. He opens the top drawer and pulls out a box before walking back to the bed. "This is yours."

"What is this?" she asks as she opens the box and gasps a little. "Oh, Mac, this is beautiful," she says as she looks at the matching diamond earring and necklace set. She's never seen diamonds so big before in her entire life.

"It is a little something," he tells her. "To show you how much I love you."

"Oh Mac," she says standing up and wrapping her arms around him to kiss him.

"I thought you were tired," he smiles back to her as they exit their embrace.

"I'm never too tired to show you how much I love you," she purrs to him as she falls back into the bed. "Get over here and make love to me."

***

In the morning, the dining room table is rather empty for breakfast as Celeste is still sleeping from the late night, Cole and Lex have already went into the office, so it leaves just Mac and Stacey Rockwell at the table eating

"Did you have fun at the party last night?" Mac asks his daughter before he takes a bite of his toast.

Stacey nods back to him. "Yea," she says before she takes a sip of her orange juice.

"Yea? That's all you have to say?" he chuckles, "Usually you can't stop going on about the parties you attend."

"The party was fine, Daddy. What else do you want me to say?" she snaps at him, not realizing her tone.

"Okay, now I know something is wrong," he replies to her quickly. "What's going on with you Stacey?"

Stacey sighs heavily and looks back at her father. "You know I wasn't happy that you and Mom got a divorce, Daddy," she tells him. "So, I'm sorry if this engagement isn't the best news for me. Especially because it's to Celeste Baldwin!"

"What's wrong with Celeste? She's a lovely young woman," Mac tells his daughter.

"Yes, she is a young woman, she's just a few years older than I am! She's Cole's age, for crying out loud!"

"So, you are concerned about the age of my fiancé?" Mac asks her in surprise. "Love comes in many different ways and forms, Stacey. I didn't purposely set out to find a younger woman. But what I feel for Celeste is very real and I will marry her."

"And she'll marry you and your millions!" Stacey snaps at him. "I'm sorry Daddy, I shouldn't have said anything, but I can't lie to you. I don't know if Celeste loves you or everything that comes attached to you!"

"That's enough Stacey Rockwell!" Mac yells at her. "As long as you live under my roof, you will learn to respect Celeste, do you understand me?"

Stacey nods back to him. "I will try Daddy, I'm only telling you this because I love you."

"I know you do," he tells her as he comes up to her and hugs her. "But so does Celeste. Once you get to know her better, you'll see that."

***

Cole opens the door to Mac's office at the Rockwell Mining building and immediately rolls his eyes as he sees Lex sitting behind Mac's desk. He knows that his brother hasn't been his biggest supporter since he came back and he wishes he understood why.

"Morning," Cole announces to Lex, causing Lex to look up at him.

"Morning, how are you feeling this morning?" Lex asks him as he stands up and pours himself a cup of coffee.

"I'm fine, why do you ask?"

"Because you had a lot to drink last night at the party," Lex notes to him. "But if you say you're okay, I believe you."

"Thank you for that," Cole snaps at him. "Because, I don't have a drinking problem. And it's really shitty that you would even suggest that I do."

"I don't want to have a fight with you this morning," Lex informs him as he takes a sip of his coffee. "We have to ensure Mac lands this Russia deal, we have to work together on this. Do you think we can put our differences aside and do this?"

"Of course," Cole tells him. "What have you uncovered?"

"Well," Lex begins to tell him. "We can bid whatever we want, the problem is that Blackmore Ltd can also bid whatever they want. And, if they outbid Rockwell, then they will get the Russia mine. We can't let that happen."

"And how do you propose that we ensure we get the deal?"

"We have to sweeten the deal," Lex tells him. "We have to give them something more than just cash."

"Are you suggesting that we bribe them into taking our deal?" Cole asks him, shocked by what Lex is suggesting.

Lex nods back to him. "I wouldn't call it a bribe, I would call it an extra incentive. I don't see the problem with this idea, do you?"

Coles shakes his head in disgust. "I think it's a terrible way to do business! Do you really want Rockwell's reputation to be that we bribe people to get our deals? I think this is a horrible idea."

"Fine," Lex crosses his arms as he sits back down in Mac's chair. "We will ask Dad when he comes and if he's okay with, we will do it. And if he's not, we'll think of something else."

"Great," Cole rolls his eyes back to his brother as he moves to the sofa and sits down.

***

The Kelsey Lake mine is large because it's one of the few mines in the United States. There are 3 foremen and the mine employs about 150 men. The cafeteria is large because it has to fill so many men at once. Stacey looks around and tries to remind herself why she is at the mine in the first place.

In her mind, the place is a complete mess. There's dirt all over the place, because obviously the men come in carrying dirt in from the mine. The lack of décor and cheap looking furniture, leave a bad taste in her mouth as well.

"But I'm here because I want people to change their perception of me," she whispers to herself. "This will be a good thing."

"Stacey," Janice Young calls out. Janice has been employed at the mine for years and is one of the most senior staff in the cafeteria. Everyone seemingly respects her because she knows what she is doing and talking about. "The men are coming in soon, get in line."

Stacey finds her position in line at the hot table. The table is long and there are 5 women that serve the men whatever food they'd like. She's in the centre of the hot table, and she will be the one to provide potatoes and gravy, if they'd like it.

"Just one scoop, right?" she asks Janice.

"Unless they specifically ask for two," she tells Stacey.

"Got it," Stacey smiles back to her as the men start coming into the cafeteria. Stacey watches them and is rather appalled by how they look, smell and treat each other. She starts handing out scoops of potatoes.

"Faster," Janice whispers to Stacey. "We want the line to move to move as quick as possible."

"Right," Stacey says back to her as she tries to pick up her speed. She looks up and feels her heart skip a beat at the sight in front of her. A young man with dark hair and piercing eyes looks back at her.

"One scoop, no gravy," he says looking back into her eyes.

"A…absolutely," she replies to him, her eyes never leaving his face.

"Thanks," he tells her before he moves down the aisle.

"Who was that?" Stacey asks Janice.

"Houston," she replies quickly. "He's cute, huh?"

Stacey shakes her head, not wanting to reveal that she thinks a guy is cute on her first day. "He's alright, yea."

"Well, be careful," Janice warns her. "He's a player. That boy hits on everything with breasts on her chest," she laughs back to Stacey, who watches Houston eat his lunch.

"No need to be careful," Stacey tells her back. "I'm not looking for any kind of relationship."

***

"What have I walked in on?" Mac asks his sons as he enters his office and he can feel the tension between Cole and Lex.

Cole stands up from the sofa and looks at Mac, hoping he sees this his way. "I didn't get to say congratulations last night," he says coming up to his father and hugging him. "So, congratulations. I hope you and Celeste are very happy together."

"Thank you Cole," Mac smiles to his son after they exit their embrace. "That means a lot to me. Where did get to last night?"

"I was tired and went to bed early," he tells his father, as Lex listens on. "I'm sorry I didn't stay up later."

"No need to apologize, we all had a long day," Mac says back to him. "Now, let's move on to business. What have you two uncovered about the Russia deal? Anything at all?"

"I had an idea," Lex reveals to Mac, who sits at his desk. "But Cole wasn't on board. So we shelved it until you came in."

"Okay, interesting," Mac replies to him. "What is this idea?"

"I wanted to add a little something extra into the bid for the mine," Lex continues to explain to him. "You know, give the Russian's something other than just cash because everyone will offer cash."

"He wants to bribe them," Cole lays it out for Mac. "I didn't like it because if it ever got out, how would that make Rockwell Mining look?"

"No one will ever find out," Lex informs Mac. "We can add a stipulation in the contract. The bottom line is, if we sweeten the deal, we will get the mine. We can't afford to not get this mine."

"I agree with Lex," Mac tells his sons, which upsets Cole greatly. "We have to do whatever it takes to get this mine. Our company depends on it."

"Great," Cole says in frustration over the decision. "To hell with the consequences, right?"

"We will get the deal now," Lex tells Cole. "You have to grow thicker skin if you want to play with the big boys, Cole."

"Maybe I don't want to play at all," Cole snaps as he walks out of the office, leaving Mac and Lex alone.

***

"I was surprised to get a text from you asking to meet me on your lunch break," Jarek Williams tells Lex as they sit across from each other at the Grind. "Mostly because you never take a lunch break."

Lex chuckles back to Jarek, unsure of where they stand right now because he saw his lover with another man just the other day. "Well, I had to see you and I didn't want to see you at your place. It needed to be on common territory."

Jarek arches his eyebrow. "That's ominous," he says as he licks his lips a little. "What do you have to talk to me about that you wanted to be on 'common ground'?"

"I was here the other day grabbing a coffee," Lex begins to reveal to him. "And I saw you, with another guy."

Jarek nods his head back to him. "Ah," he says, not going to apologize for what happened.

"I know that you were upset with me when I said that I wasn't ready to move in with you yet, but I didn't realize that meant that you were going to start seeing other guys. I mean, what's up with that?"

Jarek shakes his head back to him, his mind for some odd reason, thinking about Odette's comments to him to about making his relationship with Lex work. He wishes he truly understood where he is coming from.

"I certainly got your attention, didn't I?" Jarek says with a half a chuckle to him. "Look Lex, you know that I'm crazy about you. But the fact is, I want more than just great sex with you. I want to know that the guy I'm with wants to have a future with me. I know that you're nervous and scared or whatever, but I won't place my life on hold forever."

"So, you decided to see someone else?" Lex asks him, trying to keep his cool.

"No, I'm not," Jarek informs him. "We had a coffee date and nothing happened. I haven't seen him again since that day."

"Have you texted him? Have you had any communication with him at all?" Lex continues to ask him, trying to get all the information he can.

"No Lex, I haven't," Jarek sighs. "And it's because I care about you. The entire date, I kept thinking about you and us and what we had. But I need you to understand where I'm coming from."

Lex nods back to him. "I do get it, trust me I do," he says, feeling relieved. "How about after work, I come over and we can reconnect?"

Jarek smirks back to him. "I'd like that a lot, but we have to talk about the future at some point."

***

"I'm so glad you could tear yourself away from work to have lunch with me," Celeste smiles to Mac as they sit on the patio at the country club. "I know how busy are you."

"I am never too busy for my beautiful fiancé," he grins back to her before he takes a drink of his pinot grigio. "And, now that everyone knows we are engaged, I want to you move into the mansion with me. You will be my wife soon enough, so you should be there all the time."

Celeste gulps a little wondering how Cole would feel about her living in the mansion. If she is honest with herself, she finds it difficult not thinking about him on a regular basis; living in the same house as him could be even more trying, even though she knows nothing can happen since Cole is her fiancé son.

"Are you sure?" she finally responds to him. "I mean, that is the house that you shared with Lydia."

"I'm positive," he tells her. "That is my house that I share with my family. Just because I am divorced doesn't make that house someone else's. And, there's so much room there…"

"58 rooms to be exact."

"Exactly," he nods back to her. "Please, tell me you'll move in?"

"Of course I will," Celeste tells him. "Your home will be my home. I can't wait to live with you."

He leans over and kisses her on the lips. "You're so amazing, I'm a very lucky man."

She pulls him into a hug and tries to get her mind of Mac's son, as she realizes how much packing she has to do.

***

"Can I take your plate away?" Stacey asks a miner as she walks around with a large plastic bin, collecting dirty plates from the lunch. The man nods to her and Stacey reaches over to grab it. This is the part of the job she dislikes the most so far; cleaning up the dirty dishes is something she'd never thought she'd have to do so it's taking a while to get used to.

She moves to the next miner and asks the same question. To her surprise, Houston turns and passes her his plate. "Thanks for lunch, it was great today," he flashes his million dollar smile to her, which makes her weak in the knees.

"You're welcome," she tries to keep her cool with the attractive young man.

"You're new here, aren't you?"

"Yea, first day. Can you tell?"

"Nah, you were great. You can scoop a good spoon of potatoes," he teases her, as his eyes remain locked on her.

She chuckles as she feels her cheeks flush. "Gee, thanks?"

"Seriously, it's good to see a fresh, pretty face around here. See you tomorrow? Cause, I'd love to see it again."

"Same time, same place," she winks back to him. "And thanks, you've really made me feel welcome today."

***

Lydia opens the door to the mansion and walks into the foyer. She doesn't care that she doesn't live there anymore; she has always felt like the Rockwell mansion was her home and just because she is divorced from Mac, doesn't mean that she's changed her way of thinking.

She moves into the study and sees Cole pouring himself a scotch. "Cole, baby, is everything okay?" she asks him out of concern.

"Yea, I just wanted to see how you're doing," he tells her as he takes a sip of his drink. "Can I get you a drink?"

"No," she tells him as she comes up to him and takes the drink of out his hands. "And, I don't think you should be drinking either."

"Mom, what are you doing?" he asks her. "I asked you over because I've been away for a year and I've missed you. Is that so wrong?"

"Of course not darling," she turns to look at him. "But, can you understand why I am concerned? You just got back from a rehabilitation center and now, I find you drowning your sorrows in alcohol. Oh, Cole, you can't replace one drug with another."

"That's not what I'm doing!" he protests to her, not wanting to be lectured. "I'm having a drink after work, that's all. I'm fine."

"Are you?" she asks him. "I saw you last night at the engagement party. You looked like you were hit by a car. What is wrong?"

"Nothing, absolutely nothing is wrong," he lies to her, which he immediately regrets, as he knows no one can know of his and Celeste's attraction. "I'm telling you I'm fine."

She comes up to him and pulls him into a hug. "You know you can lean on me for anything, right?"

"Of course I do."

"Good, because I won't let you go down another downward spiral," she whispers into his ear. "I love you too much to see that happen to you."

***

Lydia opens the door to the den and starts to walk to the front door, needing to head back to her penthouse to meet Kent Blackmore, since she and Cole finished their discussion. The front door, however, opens and Celeste emerges in the foyer, carrying a suitcase behind her.

"What are you doing here?" Celeste asks Lydia, putting her hand on her hip, annoying that Lydia is there.

"How dare you question me!" Lydia snaps back at her. "Just because you're engaged to Mac, doesn't mean you get to boss me around. This is my house and it always will be."

"This is my house now," Celeste tells her. "And, frankly, if I ask you a question, you better damn well answer me."

"I was here visiting my son, if you must know," Lydia snaps back to her. "That's something you outta get used to, Celeste. All three of my children live in this house and if they need me, I will be here. Do I make myself clear?"

"Perfectly," Celeste forces a smile on her face. "But, just so we are clear, this is my house now and you will answer to me if I ask you a question, is that clear?"

"Okay, little girl," Lydia smirks back to her. "You can act all tough if you want, but you have no idea who the hell you are dealing with."

"Just get out!" Celeste yells at her, as Lydia walks towards the door and is almost trampled on by some movers.

"Ah," Lydia yells out. "Don't you men know how to move for a lady?"

Celeste rolls her eyes at Lydia before she walks towards the stairs that lead upstairs, her mind wondering about if Lydia was here seeing Lex or Cole, and if it was Cole, she wonders if he is doing okay.

***

"That woman has a lot of nerve," Lydia announces to Kent as she opens the door to the penthouse, annoyed by her encounter with Celeste.

"Who, dear?" Kent asks as he looks up from a file that he's reading at the desk in the corner.

"Celeste Baldwin," Lydia tells him as she throws her purse on the sofa. "She just told me to basically never go back to the mansion. Does she know that I lived for 30 years? Does she know that my children still live there? Who the hell does she think she is? I will be in that home whenever I damn well please!"

"She is the new queen bee, Lydia," he reminds her. "If you were in her position, you would feel the same. Anyways, let's not dwell on that. I'm reviewing this file for the mine in Russia. I want to outbid Rockwell Mining, just like I did with the Serbia mine."

"Do you have the capital to bid on another mine so quickly?" she asks him, as she comes up to him and looks at the file.

"Of course I do," he tells her. "The question is, how much do I bid this time? I got lucky last time, I hope my luck hasn't run out."

"And, it's not like the good old days where I helped you with your luck," she recalls to him, thinking of past times with him.

"I know," he nods to her. "But that's for the best, because I'd much rather have you here with me vs working for Rockwell."

"I know baby," she tells him. "Let's try to put a good number together over some wine? What do you say?"

"I love that idea," he replies to her. "Because I need that mine. I want to crush Rockwell Mining, even if it's the last thing I do."

***

Cole comes out of the study when he hears a loud crash in the foyer. He looks and sees movers bringing boxes and suitcases into the mansion.

"What's going on?" he asks one of the movers, confused by the process that is happening.

"We had instructions to move these belongings into the house," the mover advises him.

"Who advised you of this?" Cole asks confused.

"I did," Celeste announces as she stands on the stair case. "I'm moving in, Cole. I'm going to be living in the mansion with your father."

"Ah," Cole sighs back to her. "Guess with the wedding in the next couple of days, this was bound to happen."

"I hope you're okay with this?" she asks him as she purses her lips together.

"What choice do I have?" he shrugs his shoulders before he turns around and starts to move back into the living room, already looking for another drink.

***

Lex sits at Mac's desk in his office and looks over the file for the mine in Russia. He knows that he has to offer them something special to ensure that Rockwell Mining wins this bid. The question is, what can they add to the offer that will make the Russian's accept their deal.

"None of this would be happening if we hadn't lost Kelsey Lake," he whispers to himself, recalling how he got Mac to agree to hire a private investigator to see if they could dig up the truth on how Mac and Rockwell lost the mine all those years ago.

"I need to get on that," Lex whispers back to himself. "I need to figure out how we lost the mine."

He moves back to the desk and picks up the phone. "I need to speak to Larry Frondall please," he says into the phone. "It's Lex Rockwell, and yes, it's very important."