Juan came back escorted me into the basement. I was shaking with a potent mixture of submissive lust, fear and excitement. As I stepped into the room...I could see that they had laid down a large blanket. Mariachi music still crackled from the radio and Mike was standing there drinking a beer that he took from my refrigerator. He turned and looked at me from head to toe and whistled. Saying, "damn girl you look good enough to eat." Then he noticed my stiff clitty and said, "someone's happy to be. .. Come on. Let's talk about this over a brew."Inside the living room, I sat slumped on the couch as Toby placed a hot mug onto the coffee table. I leant forward and shoved the tear-filled tissue into my pocket. "Thanks." Can you claim against them?" Of course. But it could take years to settle. Never mind a load of money." What are we going to do, then..? We need to pay Mickael his ten grand back... on top of all the other expenses." I know, I know." I picked up the mug and sipped the hot tea. ’ ‘Well, one more skill set to add to your resume. Let’s see what’s it up to now? War hero, college professor, restaurant and bar entrepreneur, song writer and guitar picker extraordinaire—and now shit hauler?’ ‘It gives me something to fall back on if the other things fall through. As soon as I get all the manure tilled in it’s going to be fence painter—next week, I’m thinking. War hero—my ass! I was there just like you were…fortunate to come home in one piece. The restaurant is not yet. "I'd be underestimating you if I did." Go on then." Different backgrounds?" Retired army officer most of whose friends are the same. Not a problem that I can see. Country born and bred whereas I'm a townie. I love the country and all that it offers. I never want to go back to being a city dweller. You've got children and I haven't. So what?" She had regained her assertiveness."They're not a lot younger than you, at least Robin isn't." Still so what? They're grown up now and don't need.
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