”“Damn, Josey!”“You heard me. We need to load that wood in my old pickup like I was talking about. I got a feeling that snow is coming in, the...way those low clouds are hanging up there.”“I loaded it today. It’s parked in the barn. I brought some wood in for the fireplace too. I thought it would be good to have the women sitting by the fireplace, looking nice, cozy and sexy.”“Rondo, I need to check with my Momma - I think you may actually be my real brother - the way we think so much alike.”We. "I'm happy to hear that," she said distractedly. "Let me give her a call, and see when we can get together. Goodbye, David!" I'll talk to you later," I said smiling.With a fourth husband to entice, Charlene would be calling more often."Sir," a woman said grabbing my arm as soon as I took the cell phone off my ear."Can I help you?" I asked politely."I wanted to say that you play wonderfully," she said smiling widely. "It makes my lunchtime so much better. Peaceful." Thank you very much," I. ”I heard him moving after me, and before I could react my hands were being held behind my back, his grip like steel. “You need to learn to listen in general.” He hissed in my ear.Despite being two years younger, his size and strength over powered mine, and he had me pinned face down to the table. Despite feeling a slight fear, sometihng about this made my heart leap inside.“I’m going to teach you to listen…” He whispered, grabbing a roll of packaging twine off the table. I felt it wrapping. No chance of bonding there, I'd say. I hoped the baying of the hounds that greeted the bang of our car doors wasn't an evil omen.Inside the shop there was a guard dog by the door, a stuffed Snoopy about three feet tall. His head was drooping, so I paused to scratch his ears in an effort to perk him up. The shop itself was small and cramped, jammed with shelves of knick-knacks, toys and kitchen appliances, open bins of purses, neckties, hats, shoes and CDs, mostly pretty good quality stuff. By.