”We said ‘goodbye’ and I hung up, distressed that my grandfather had suffered a heart attack, but relieved that it hadn’t been Angie who had c...lled. I climbed back into bed, glanced at the clock to be sure the alarm was set, then closed my eyes and fell asleep. A few hours later, I was awakened by the alarm, put on my shorts, a t-shirt, and sneakers, and went out for my usual morning run in the crisp morning air.I truly hoped my grandfather was OK, though I half-jested with myself that he’d. By taking it down your throat instead of letting me deposit it in a black woman you are keeping one more black baby from being born." She gulped and swallowed as hard as she could to keep all of it in her because he'd all ready told her that if she let so much as a drop fall out of her mouth he would add ten more sessions. Calvin's juice was saltier than Darrel's, but wasn't near as bitter. Thank god it's over with she thought, but even as she had the thought she knew she was wrong and that it. She felt a sense of duty to educate her. It was her moral obligation to make sure that no one entered a saloon without being versed on proper etiquette. “I know you’re not from here. East of the Mississippi they have taverns.” She explained almost distastefully. “Taverns only allow men, but it just so happens that you’ve entered the very cornerstone of the West. This is a Saloon. And everyone is welcome. And A Saloon Girl’s job is serve drinks, dance with patrons, talk to them if they need. He smiled knowingly, however,when Gavin threw his arms round me and gave me a big kiss as a "thankyou". It took Gavin longer to find what he wanted to give me. Eventuallywe settled on a cabochon cut amethyst, mounted, in silver, in a little"basket mount". To our surprise the ring fitted my finger perfectlywithout the need for re-sizing. Gavin took the opportunity of my gazingat my new ring admiringly, to buy me my first pair of earrings forpierced ears. They were a pair of tear-drop amethysts.