Once or twice he tried grabbing her while they sat on the sofa together but she pushed him away dismissively and after that she wouldn't even sit with...him on the sofa.Katie Ann had a friend named Elmer Colson. Sometimes they would walk home from school together and chat about innocent topics such as schoolwork and their dreams. She had been friends with Elmer since elementary school and considered him a close confidant. But they never talked about any kind of sexual topics.When grandpa Dempsey. “What’s up Ben?” I asked,“Nothing, I just had a couple of men telling me that there was a naked girl literally hanging around out here.”“What did you tell them?” I asked.“That it was just the local naturist. Here have a drink.”“They weren’t upset or wanting to call the police were they?” Seth asked.“No, quite the opposite, they asked if there were any more like you around here Leanne.”“What did you tell them?” I asked.“To ask me again in 10 minutes.”“Huh?”“That gave me an idea Lea, how do you. After I landed and put the plane away I headed home. Mel cooked more hot dogs for lunch. "People hated the turkey dogs," she said."Well I'm shocked," I suggested tongue in cheek."I get people only pretend to want healthier food. They don't really want it, they just want to talk about what a shame it is that we can't get healthy food in restaurants," Mel admitted."That sounds like people alright," I said. All the while I was shoving down the sausage dogs on rewarmed buns. Mel even brought out. It had left an imprint on their minds.It still took a lot of talking. I intended the southern settlement to develop in ways similar to the north. More importantly, following our customs and speaking our language would be a necessity, for them to be part of the Bear Tribe. That was a contentious point. To most of them they were River People first and foremost and the thought of being another tribe scared them. Fortunately, I’d sent Ozmat and Holgar with Burton originally, tasking them to help.