Unless you want to tell Carmen why you're all here," I said.Carmen walked in. "Hi, everybody, what brings everyone here?"Mandy thought quickly. "This ...s my last weekend home and we all decided to go out for dinner." Oh, my God, that would be great. Give me a minute to change my waitress uniform. Kids, talk to Mandy, Janice and Brad while mommy gets dressed."Molly walked up to Brad who was sitting down and gave him a hug. "Hi, Brad. I like you." Brad looked over at me. He got just an inkling of. The last thing to be done was pour some of her favourite wine and wait for her arrival. I definitely couldn’t wait. ——————————— It was just before 8 when I pulled up in his driveway. We had been seeing each other for about 3 months now but still I was shaking like a leaf, the anticipation making my heart beat like a jackhammer. I parked my blue sedan and slowly stepped out into the freezing temperatures of winter. I pulled my trench coat tighter around myself as I stared at the faint glow. “Don’t worry it’s not a reflection of your performance in bed” Holly said. “I know, I can tell when I please you…it usually involves screaming, moaning, things like that” I said. “You do know how to push my buttons” Holly said. “Speaking of pushing buttons…you want to push a few right now?” I said. “That was a terrible transition” Holly said, accusingly. “Sorry. I guess I can find any excuse to make love to you.” I said. “Or Fuck me” Holly said, making a point. I rolled over on top of Holly. I. Wounded Hawk pulled his coat up around him against the air that had chilled overnight. Might be winter’s knocking on fall’s door, Hawk reasoned. The half-white, half-Indian felt something more than frost in the air. He peered around the stable. Yeah, I’m right, he thought, as the owner glared at him. If Hawk weren’t a deputy US Marshal, he wouldn’t have even been allowed to board his horses here. The hotels had rejected him, each of the desk clerks holding up their hands as he entered, as if.