He smiled. I guess he liked it down. He had his hands on my upper arms and he rocked me back and forth a couple of times, watching the way my hair mov...d.He pushed me forward, dropping his legs so I fell on the floor on my knees. He kept a tight grip on one of my shoulders and clamped his legs on my sides, so I was staring at his belt buckle. He undid it and then his slacks, shoving them down to his thighs. I started to panic. Until now I was the only one with any clothes off. I looked up at him. The other two Gatlin' Guns zeroed in on Ezra's location an' pumped I don't know how many rounds into the sky an' dirt around there. By then, Ezra had moved ta another place, soz he wuz in no danger.Us other shooters wuz blastin' away at anybody what wuz stupid enough ta show hisself, an' we kept their heads down pretty easy. Meanwhile, Ezra had moved on ta attack another Gatlin' Gun an' wuz jus' as effective this time as he had been at his first opportunity. He moved again afore the last active. "It's not much, but it's home," Nina said as she followed the redhead inside, "and I've never really needed all that much to begin with."The apartment consisted of one large room that doubled as both a living room and bedroom, with a small kitchenette along the wall. A single door on the far side led to a small bathroom and shower. There were more than a few unopened cardboard boxes, with magic marker identifications, scattered around the room. Evidently, Nina hadn't lived here long and Tracy. "Thistime it is different," he said. He took Joy's hand with his own."Together," he said. The two touched the button together creating bittersweet tears.Christine smiled as she wiped away her tears and then put the photo albumaway. She took out her cell phone and dialed Alex's number. "Uhmm...Alex.I'm sorry," she said. "I love you." I love you, too."EpilogueFive Years LaterThe emoticons watched happily as Christine played with her niece at afamily gathering. Christine appeared beautiful.