She asked me if I would like to leave with her, andbefore I could give myself time to think, I slid off the stooland we walked out of the club togethe....When we got outside she said, "I know this is new for you, but doyou have someplace we could go, or would you rather go to myplace?" I told her that I had the motel room, and that I wouldfeel more comfortable there. I thought that I would be veryvulnerable, dressed as I was, if we went to her place, but thatat least I'd have my male clothes with. "I'm so so glad you called!" Alina chirped, happy beyond reason. "Did you get my voicemail?" I did," Justine said. "I really did. It was a little surprising."Alina cringed. "I know, I'm so sorry for not calling sooner. I've just been so busy. That school project ... ugh. Anyway, that's all done now and I was thinking we could hang out tonight? Or tomorrow? I miss you so much, I really do..."There was a long pause. "Uhm ... no. I mean, Alina? Didn't you get my e-mail?"The girl blinked in. “I sure am glad that I’m your dad and not just a young man who has taken you out for dinner somewhere?”I picked that time to check the oven, as her arms encircled my waist from behind. “I love you too, Daddy!”“Careful honey, it’s hot,” I said out of parental love.“Yeah, so is the food,” she said with a grin a mile wide.“Did you just call your own father, Hot?” I said grinning.She took the other food to the dinner table shaking that cute little butt of hers in the process. Could it be that she’s. Get grub and canteens for five days. We may be out that long before we get back. Depends how much fight they got in them before we can get them corralled. Cindy, you work with the family and see that Jessie is taken care of. Wire Felicity to come home. I'll break off the hunt and be back the day after tomorrow for her funeral if we haven't captured them by then. They can't get away. The Indians will see to that."There were ten of us in the posse and we had five hours of daylight left to get on.