It took him seventy five minutes and everything he had to make that one step. 'Charlie', you can't deprive him like that."All eyes turned to Charlotte...Armitage then, including mine. At first she said nothing, but then: "You're right of course." She walked over to Maria, bent forward slightly and kissed her on the forehead. "As if I could say no to the bravest girl I know."Maria grinned and then giggled, even through the pain and heartbreak she must have been feeling. "So who's it gonna be. I noticed that someone is keeping an eye on me for a long time in the party,he was a good lookingman.After admiring me for sometime he came towards me and offered me his friendship,although amnot a easy girl to have friendship with someone but he is a smart man I can judge by his style andcommunication.So I struck up a friendship with him,we moved together in the whole party and talkeda lot about each other,I liked to talk him a lot and also given him my cell no. to call me anytime.He started. All the men had filled water bottles and carried rations and extra ammunition in their saddlebags along with their bedrolls. He told them to make their way to the horses but to avoid making too much dust. He remained behind in the command post alongside of the telegraphist. It was an hour later that the key began to chatter. He lent over the man as he wrote down the message. Askaris had attacked Mamoie Ford and had been stopped dead. David gave instructions for the men from each ford to prepare. "What did you buy dear?" Oh, Ashley likes to buy me things," he replied as he pulled threegarments out of the bag. One was a jeans mini skirt, the other was awhite colored top made of a stretchy fabric with short sleeves thatpuffed slightly. The last piece of clothing was a black cocktail lookingdress which had thin spaghetti straps and looked like it would fall justabove the knees."Those are pretty Jess. So I take it you like wearing skirts anddresses?" Yeah mom, I can't believe I didn't have.