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After the kids had gone to their classes, Jimmy went back to his chores, and since Argus was probably done for the day, I invited Leo for a snack. After all, I had breakfast three hours ago and I was already green with hunger.
I made us coffee and we sat on the swing on the front porch.
“So, what are the other secrets you hold?”
He almost spat his coffee. “Me? No secrets. You get what you see.”
“Hmm, I see a famous polo player, ranked number six in the world, and—”
“Number four.”
“But … I was sure it was six.”
“It went up two weeks ago and it’ll probably go up again next week or so. I know because I’ve been counting my points.”
“Oh … okay then. Number four in the world ranking, a skilled trick roper, and on the way to becoming a horse whisperer. With a nice family, at least tha
