“We’re family now, George, and family needs to build a solid foundation together,” Douglas said.

I stood two feet away and kept my hands in my jacket pockets.

“I’m currently planning a major timber warehouse expansion down in Savannah,” Douglas said.

He lit his cigar with a heavy brass lighter and blew a long stream of blue smoke over the railing.

“It’s a significant commercial project, and it requires a unified financial front from the family,” Douglas said.

He swirled his drink constantly while listening to the faint sound of a golf cart passing below.