I heard him flip the light switch up and down. He grunted when the light wouldn't turn on. Then he stepped into the shower he pulled the curtain and I...heard him soaping himself up. My heart pumped so fast. I couldn't wait to surprise him and do somthing crazy like this. I moved from the dark toilet stall to behind the shower curtain and slipped my hand into the dark shower. My hand made contact with his back and I heard him gasp and jump away. "Shhhhhh!" I said. "I couldn't take my eyes off. I took it carefully, not sure what was going on at this point."Listen Officer," a female voice said softly on the other end, "I'm at the bar here in Hardin and I think there's going to be one of those Confederacy pickup things in a few minutes. I called my sister and told her to get here as fast as possible..." I didn't listen to the rest, just snapped the phone closed as I yanked the door open on the woman's car.She was half fighting me, half trying to keep up, as I drug her to my squad and. “Only if the Minister of the Governor pays them, they will. If they come, there will be many and they will surround us, killing cattle, horses, and all of us. That was his youngest son you shot when he came into the garden alone. But they may not come now that he is dead.”“Then we’ll set up guards tonight and watch for them. If we can make it as far as Las Cruces, they’ll not go that far,” Eli told him.“How many days will it take to load the cattle, Marshal?” Martinez asked.“If we can get them. I, meanwhile, put my shorts back on while simultaneously being very careful about where I placed my feet on my side of the car as the floor was ‘sticky’. My own fault, I know.Not much else was said for the rest of the ride, but Emma leaned over and placed her head on my shoulder. I could see she had a sad look on her face but hadn’t the foggiest idea why.She sighed deeply.“I hope I meet a guy as nice as you, Aaron,” she said somberly.I wasn’t sure what to say so I said, rather lamely, “You.