”When he saw that we could speak together in Spanish, Pedro did want me to represent him - not that either of us thought it would do much good. By h...s own admission, he was guilty as hell of gross stupidity, as well as everything else he was charged with. His story was that, yes, he did it, but he had been provoked much beyond what a man of honor could tolerate.According to Pedro, he was minding his own business, enjoying a shot of tequila and the company of sweet Rosalinda at the Dos Amigos. I turned away from him and looked at Sali."Sali, switch places with me," I said.Sali nodded her head, and slipped in where I was sitting. I kept my foot on what James called the accelerator and I pressed it all the way to the bottom. "Sali, put your right foot where mine is. When you have it on top of my foot, I will slide mine out." Ok," she said nervously.I removed my foot and she kept us moving in. "Turn us to the left when I get my rifle ready," I ordered."Ok," she replied.I grabbed my. ”“Me?”“No Rachel. It was two lost souls finding each other and finding they didn’t feel so lost when they were together.”“Shared experience,” Rachel nodded.“That was the start. But just the door that opened for their close friendship.”“I don’t get Ginny being damaged goods. And she’s not at all like Eddie.”“Was Shawna?”“No,” she chuckled. “In fact, they’re similar like that. Shy.”“Like how Eddie is inside. Hidden.”“Maybe.”“You know he is. It’s what makes him so malleable.”“Like the way he was. "No problem," I managed to say out loud.Cindy broke free of my arms and scooped up her panties from the back of the chair and pulled them on. Looking back over her shoulder she smiled at me "I'll have to make it up to you another day." I'll be waiting," I responded as cheerfully as I could. I knew I was doing the right thing by not taking her now but I still felt annoyed and frustrated that I wouldn't get to fuck her today. My thoughts we suddenly interrupted by the loud ringing of my phone.