But it was hot so she put on her bikini and was going to head out into the backyard to read a romance novel in the shade when she realized that the la...dscapers were there working. She looked down at her tiny swimsuit which didn’t leave much to the imagination and then out at the short, stocky latino men, brown skinned and sweating in the sun while they pulled weeds in her flower beds and mowed the lawn. It didn’t really seem proper to go parading half-naked in front of the workmen like this,. I know Da—Uncle David will understand,” said Jenna. Her mother nodded. This would be the fourth time in the past several months that she had missed her weekend with her Uncle David. Stacey was concerned about him going off on her. She was sure he was going to blame her or Ronald for Jenna’s neglect. But, she was certain that it was her ex-husband’s whininess and depressed state that was driving a wedge between him and Jenna.“Okay, okay, but your uncle is going to be upset; I hope you know. Grandma even agreed with Momma. You have to believe me, John. It didn't matter what I said. In the end, Momma said, 'as long as you are living under my roof, young lady, you will do what I say.'"I stared at her. A tear trickled down her cheek. "So what does this mean, Missy?"Missy gulped and her lower lip quivered. "I had a date to the New Year's party with Henry Longmoore. I have dates every weekend for the next two months with Henry and three other 'suitors'. Momma is convinced that I will. 62X39 and up to .50 caliber handgun rounds.It was almost an hour drive to get to the other store but worth it when we found that they stocked standard body armor in various sizes. We all left wearing a light vest designed to stop most handgun rounds. And a heavy combat vest with ceramic plates that were designed to stop just about every round smaller than a .50 caliber machinegun round.We had just returned to the hotel and were getting out of the car when Dove and Tammy noticed several men.