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business." Ben smiled. His uncle inquired, "Have you told her yet about Dark Horse and all that's involved?" Harris waited. There was a momentary silence between the two men. "I've only told her that I'm consulting for the government. I haven't given her the gory details just yet. I'm afraid it may drive her away. I need to be patient with her. I know she has been through a lot."
Ben was the last of seven children who had grown up in the suburbs of Boston. There were four girls and three boys in the big Irish Catholic Keegan Family. Having emigrated from Ireland, his father, Jonathan Keegan, was a well educated man. He started off as a stock broker, then later became a successful hedge fund manager. His mother, Catherine, half English and half Irish, made a full time career out of housekeeping and cooking for all seven children taking especially good care of her husband. There was a love between Jonathan and Catherine Keegan that Ben hoped to experience once in his lifetime. He observed how his mother doted on his father, catering to his every whim. She cooked his favorite foods, washed his shirts just the way he liked them, and there was a raging love affair between them, even now. His mother was an incredible beauty with soft blonde hair and brown eyes. Jonathan Keegan worshipped the ground his wife walked upon. He never forgot their anniversary and many times Ben walked into a room when they were embracing or kissing. After many years of marriage, they still kissed and held hands. Ben's father was a stern and serious businessman, but a loving supportive father. He taught Ben to go for what he wanted without holding back. He did not believe in doing anything half-way. If you wanted something, you went after it with all that was in you. Ben lived for his father's approval. He threw himself into any project with full force.
His enthusiastic approach worked for Ben as a young man in high school. He swam and ran long distance competitively and placed first consistently. He got into weight lifting and marathons in the last years of high school, gaining more muscle. Senior year, he met a personal trainer at the gym. That was the turning point for him. His trainer, a former marine, encouraged Ben to become a marine. Ben's parents were in their late thirties when they had him, thus the least attention was paid to him. His older siblings had carved out comfortable lives for themselves and most of them lived in New England, except for one. His older brother, Patrick, had moved to New York City and gained employment on Wall Street with a well known brokerage firm. Ben often spent time with Patrick in New York. When 9/11 happened, his brother Patrick perished, and Ben's path was clearly set before him. He felt a sense of duty.
After four years at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Ben knew he had found his calling. Once he arrived at boot camp in Great Lakes Illinois, he threw himself into the harsh environment. Ben understood that what he learned at basic training was an appetizer; Ben's entrée would be earning his trident as a Navy SEAL and he poured his heart and soul into that one singular goal. His dream was being given the chance to put to use on the battlefield all that he had been taught. He was deployed with his SEAL platoon to Iraq, then Afghanistan: Tom, Elvis, Nate, Gus, Jake, Sam, and Javier, they were together for eight years. However, Sam and Javier never returned.
If there was one thing that Ben could change, it would be making the drunken decision to sleep with Sienna without using a condom. He met her at a club a few nights after completing basic training in Illinois. Sienna was trolling with a group of her modeling friends and she was all over him that night. He was a young man filled with too many beers and way too much testosterone, and he enjoyed Sienna's attention. She was a tall blonde runway model from Canada, three years older than him, with big brown eyes. She threw herself at him and he ended up in the
Ben was the last of seven children who had grown up in the suburbs of Boston. There were four girls and three boys in the big Irish Catholic Keegan Family. Having emigrated from Ireland, his father, Jonathan Keegan, was a well educated man. He started off as a stock broker, then later became a successful hedge fund manager. His mother, Catherine, half English and half Irish, made a full time career out of housekeeping and cooking for all seven children taking especially good care of her husband. There was a love between Jonathan and Catherine Keegan that Ben hoped to experience once in his lifetime. He observed how his mother doted on his father, catering to his every whim. She cooked his favorite foods, washed his shirts just the way he liked them, and there was a raging love affair between them, even now. His mother was an incredible beauty with soft blonde hair and brown eyes. Jonathan Keegan worshipped the ground his wife walked upon. He never forgot their anniversary and many times Ben walked into a room when they were embracing or kissing. After many years of marriage, they still kissed and held hands. Ben's father was a stern and serious businessman, but a loving supportive father. He taught Ben to go for what he wanted without holding back. He did not believe in doing anything half-way. If you wanted something, you went after it with all that was in you. Ben lived for his father's approval. He threw himself into any project with full force.
His enthusiastic approach worked for Ben as a young man in high school. He swam and ran long distance competitively and placed first consistently. He got into weight lifting and marathons in the last years of high school, gaining more muscle. Senior year, he met a personal trainer at the gym. That was the turning point for him. His trainer, a former marine, encouraged Ben to become a marine. Ben's parents were in their late thirties when they had him, thus the least attention was paid to him. His older siblings had carved out comfortable lives for themselves and most of them lived in New England, except for one. His older brother, Patrick, had moved to New York City and gained employment on Wall Street with a well known brokerage firm. Ben often spent time with Patrick in New York. When 9/11 happened, his brother Patrick perished, and Ben's path was clearly set before him. He felt a sense of duty.
After four years at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Ben knew he had found his calling. Once he arrived at boot camp in Great Lakes Illinois, he threw himself into the harsh environment. Ben understood that what he learned at basic training was an appetizer; Ben's entrée would be earning his trident as a Navy SEAL and he poured his heart and soul into that one singular goal. His dream was being given the chance to put to use on the battlefield all that he had been taught. He was deployed with his SEAL platoon to Iraq, then Afghanistan: Tom, Elvis, Nate, Gus, Jake, Sam, and Javier, they were together for eight years. However, Sam and Javier never returned.
If there was one thing that Ben could change, it would be making the drunken decision to sleep with Sienna without using a condom. He met her at a club a few nights after completing basic training in Illinois. Sienna was trolling with a group of her modeling friends and she was all over him that night. He was a young man filled with too many beers and way too much testosterone, and he enjoyed Sienna's attention. She was a tall blonde runway model from Canada, three years older than him, with big brown eyes. She threw herself at him and he ended up in the
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