I lived now in a small rock-walled house I had constructed when I first came here to this ranch. I earned the property by caring for a man until he pa...sed on. I built the house while he watched me and told stories of his life here. I had made the walls solid for there was a clay bank near that I used to chink the walls tight. The only timbers were the hewn rafters and the joists for floor and the loft. I did buy some boards for the roof and I had rived the shakes my own self.There was a lean-to. Smoke still filled the air and the other womenshuffled to the dressing room to get changed and go home.“What do you think Gary?” Wendy asked the manager.“She’s ok. I can’t take a chance on getting caught with an u******e girl though. This was just aonetime thing.”“What if I gave you a bonus?” Wendy asked. Gary’s head snapped to attention.“What kind of bonus?” he asked cautiously.Wendy reached over and slapped Brittany on the butt. “How about a piece of ass if you let herwork here every Tuesday. "I'd better go and do something about lunch," she said."I'll give you a hand," offered Sally."No you won't," replied Geraldine fiercely. "You stay with your man."She came over and gave Nick another kiss. "I'm so proud of you," she whispered and fled before emotion overcame her again.Ellie struggled to her feet. She too kissed Nick. "My Sally's a very lucky girl," she said gently. She looked at Sally. "And don't you forget it, young woman," she added sternly as she followed Geraldine.Sally shook. ”“Apt.”“I know.”“But you went out on a date with me.”“Only after I spoke with Tasha,” I said.“What?!” she gasped, interrupting me. “You asked PERMISSION to go out with me?”“I made a promise to her, based at least in part on you rebuffing every single advance I made in the past. There was, in my mind, zero chance of you going out with me when I made the promise not to date anyone at either church except Tasha. And there were conditions on changing the promise.”“That you wouldn’t go to bed with.