Chapter 22: Pam’s Military StrikeFollowing Pastor Blaine’s visit, Pam leaves Willa, Bobo, and Magnum to their Seven Gingerbread Houses puzzle and has a private discussion with Jonah and Sandy in the kitchen. Pam enters the kitchen, looks over her right shoulder to see if she is being followed, which she isn’t, and instructs her son, and future son-in-law, “Huddle up, men. We have important business to discuss. I have a secret task for the pair of you.”
Jonah’s surprised Pam isn’t bombed. He can’t recall a holiday when she hasn’t swung back too much wine, champagne, or something strong to drink, often staying drunk for a three- or four-day long stretch. This has to be a record for her. Truth is, she’s quite sober as she pulls a chair between the two men, gathers their heads together with h
