She did not object.Thursday night. Friday night. First thing Saturday morning.At breakfast, she announced:"It's market day. We're going shopping. ...ou're overdressed, honey."His heart raced."What should I be wearing?" We'll fix it after breakfast."Following the morning meal she offered him a pair of her jeans, white flats and a crisp white sleeveless blouse."Put these on," she said. "It's what a girl would wear shopping with her Mom. You don't need the chemise."He dressed in these new. Sometimes I was angry because he had chosen to live a life that had led to this, other times I thought about the brave man who had lived with so much danger and adversity and I felt proud of him. Either way, I loved him with all of my heart, I had loved him from the day we met and even though I was grateful for the time we had spent together, I had my regrets : Life was short, I wished we had got together sooner. I wished we could have had the time to do other things, like build a proper. "We tied our Indian prisoners to the wheels of the wagons and took turns standing guard over them throughout the night. The women insisted on feeding them and treating them humanely, even after the savage attack. The women were sad and subdued, but adamant about continuing the trip up to Evil Spirit Mountain. They did not put up their fancy tent for the night. Instead, we all slept around the fire. Two of us were awake at all times. Helena was my watch partner and the two of us talked quite a. .." Cathy stopped short as a sob broke through her resolve.Patty automatically reached out to pat her cousin's shoulder. Before she quite knew what was happening, the two girls embraced, Cathy's tears falling on Patty's neck as they held each other close. When Cathy finally stopped crying, she lifted her head and looked deeply into Patty's eyes. Without a word, they pressed their lips together.At first, their kiss was soft, but both young girls were soon lost in passion. Their mouths crushed.