Instead he turned and licked my face. I cringed at the nearness of his fangs and the smell of his breath. He chuffed as if he were laughing and loped ...ff into the woods. Yelloweye hoo-hooed and lifted to the branches of a nearby tree. We drummed ourselves back to the ranch.Phile: The Last PreparationLittle Elk began spreading the new legends. He had so carefully woven them into the existing stories of our tribes that no one thought twice about it. What they detected was a new sense of urgency. After an evening meal and an hour on instant messenger with a friend in England it is time for bed. The next morning the routine is repeated as it has been. And the next afternoon another letter appears.However, this time it is opened with a bit of apprehension! The thing reads, "Hi, you are in my thoughts every waking moment of every single day! I sincerely hope that we can meet, someday! Best Regards."Now the thoughts are filled with dread as she reviews everyone that she has met in her. "Oh god!" I moaned involuntarily. My whole body shook as I came close to orgasming. I forgot that I had no idea where we were. For all I knew we could have been parked on a street with pedestrians looking at us through the windows. This only heightened my excitement. He could tell I was getting close. I knew he could. He grabbed my hair with his other hand and withdrew his hand from me. He pulled my hair away from him, so my cheek was fully exposed. Slap. He hit me again. "I told you this isn't. Ron and Lynn more than made up for any lull in the conversation. Both could talk more than a Southern senator during a filibuster and one would have thought they were long lost friends who had recently reunited. I managed to slip a word in edgewise on occasion, but for the most part left the conversation initially to the two pros. After the elegantly dressed waitresses brought around trays of hors d’oeuvres and took our drink orders, the band took a break. Our hosts, Carlos and Maria took up.