She hesitated. "We should ask... ?"I nodded. "Why don't you call 'em."Mikee nodded and headed for her house."Game of pool?" I asked Robbie."What was t...at all about?" We had a perfectly normal conversation. Weren't you listening?"Robbie's look wasn't amused.Tami moved smoothly between us and looked me in the eye. "If you think Parker enjoyed messing with your life, just keep pissing off Monster Girl."I nodded, knowing she was right.We'd heard last week that Parker had submitted his resignation. Several days worth of receipts were neatly waiting on the desk. With a heavy sigh, he sat down and began to go through them. Susan had ‘Old John’ escort her around the market. Even now, more than two years into the Depression, there were so many different things she’d never seen before. She realized that next time, if there was a next time, she would copy out recipe lists from Catherine’s cookbook first. ‘You a friend of Miss Carrolton?’ Anyone hearing John referring to Bethany Rose in such a. Just as Anna was bringing my coffee, Jorge and Giuseppe walked in together. While we were eating, I reminded them I had to get my horse and mules from the stables, and then make a few stops in town for supplies before leaving.I paid for the breakfasts, said my goodbye to Anna, and walked over to the stables. I spent a few minutes talking to Mr. Mendoza, while the stable boy got my horse and mules ready. On our way out of town we picked up my various orders. At Mrs. Amador’s store, I added two. Give me more. I shucked off my jeans and panties. I was in down to my shirt and my glasses and my wedding ring. I was cold. I had almost no body fat, thanks to the near-vegan diet I’d adopted about a year ago, so I was always cold. It’s why I didn’t like to be naked, even under blankets. But right now I didn’t care. I was so horny that I could’ve been buck naked in a snow bank. I spread my legs and moved to remove my glasses, but Mike stopped me. ‘Leave ’em on. I like the contrast.’ He dipped.