I had taken my drink out on the front porch, well, what passed as a front porch; it was actually a four-foot wide walkway with a railing one could lea... against comfortably. I was joined by the other two males in residence.“Nice day,” said James. I nodded and smiled; I was feeling mellow.“Yes, yes it is,” I said.“So, David, how are things. I hear you and Jane have been having fun,” said Ronald. Obviously Jane and Stacey had been in conversation.“Yes, yes, we have. She’s a good person,” I said.. " Gabriel!" Sophie pressed her hands over Christophe's ears. He rolled his eyes at Caerys and Gabriel while his mother worried."We can't afford to be blasé," he pointed out."We understand," Sophie told him, sincerely, taking her hands back. "What did you find out?" Well, the bad news is, my father intends to assault Gilgamesh tonight." C'est bien, non?" Sophie asked. Caerys looked back and forth between her and Gabriel looking for a translation."She asked if that was a good thing," Christophe. You are one helluva a woman! A total woman! More woman than I have ever even dreamed of. Anyway, I just wanted you to know that you totally rocked my world this afternoon and you're right...I can hardly wait till next time! I've gotta run. My wife will be here in a few minutes...you really like taking chances, don't you? I'll see you at work tomorrow. A little less talk and a lot more action, for sure!"I must have played that message about four times before I realized I was as hard as a brick. ”‘Good thing, ‘ he thought, ‘the Keystone was well out of his price range.’ He texted back, “See you there.” ‘Damn, ‘ he considered, ‘that meant a shirt and tie.’Colton got back from the stable a little after 3:00. He heard Chelsea upstairs so he decided to leave her alone. His mother and aunt were in the kitchen; both looked sick, probably hung over. He walked in, “Well how’re my girls this fine afternoon?”Patty, Patricia Lanter, his widowed aunt groaned, “Please stop shouting.”He hadn’t been.