I was back and reporting to my lieutenant early the next morning, having ridden all night. I told him about the fort or redoubt or supply cache or wha...ever it was across the Raritan."How many men?" he asked. The top of the frowzy head showing in his cot was reddish, and I wondered if I knew the girl that owned it. Fatigue made my mind wander. I showed him the place on the map and told him that I had seen only six or seven but guessed they probably had twice that number. I yawned and rubbed my. ” I give a slow nod to show I understand. I feel for her, and I can relate to her pain. “She’s shown no interest in anything or anybody until she met Annabelle, and they hit it off.” I nod again. “I think what triggered her crying now, something she hasn’t done before, was the way you reached out to Annabelle to comfort her. I’ve seen my sister do that same action while saying those same words a thousand times. So has Elizabeth, and many were toward her. You reminded her of her loss, and she’s. Oh wait, I had taken off my shirt. Too late, they were in my room.“Whoa! She’s topless.”“What, you look surprised Joe, haven’t you seen tits before?”“Yeah, but . . . ““Okay, stop drooling and let’s get this done. Let’s put him on his side next to her.” I felt the weight hit the bed, felt the heat from his body press up against mine.“Here like this.” I felt his hand land on my exposed breast.“No, like this.” It moved and landed on my panties. With a bit of maneuvering, his fingers were placed. Well, you can leave the sled in here; the dogs can go round the back. Two quads for the night, but you'll have to feed your own dogs, only got oats, don't think they'd like that somehow."Tony smiled, "No I don't think they would somehow. Thanks, well take it."They unloaded Jacob's body and laid it out by the wall. Next they unhitched the dogs from the sled and took them round the back of the barn where they tied them to a stake they had driven into the ground. After they had fed the dogs they.