10.3 Old habits die hard

Parker felt like he had a purpose again. All those years on the streets had made him homesick. Although he couldn't go back to his childhood, Nathan and he were like brothers again. Nathan wasn't as over bearing now. Now that he wasn't trying to be a father figure to Parker. Parker enjoyed the competion.



Parker still lived for the thrill. He occasionally go searching through his grandmother's things. He knew his family was weathly. It was old money too. Old money meant old jewlery. Old Jewlery meant expensive. Everyone knew expensive meant more money.


Time after time he'd comeup empty.



Brooke tried everything she could. Lectures, groundings, revoking privilages. Nothing worked. Brooke remembered the words of her sister when she couldn't get through to Lauren, "Nothing gets through this child." Sometimes Brooke thought "like mother like son," then she remembered his father.