I got up from the chair I was sat in and went and opened it.“Hi,” she said, a huge smile on her face, “it’s nice to see you up and about.”�...Thanks,” I replied, “it’s nice to BE up and about. What’s got you so happy?”“I had a weird conversation today at school,” she said.“With Cal by any chance?” I asked.“Yes,” she replied, “she said you told her to ask my permission to go out with you.”“Not exactly,” I said, “we were talking last night, and she brought up the subject of getting back together. I. Beyond that I can offer you nothing else. Once there you will need to decide for yourself what your life will become. I will not do it for you."Pedro's rant took Zama and the other women by surprise. Zama glanced over at the other women for a moment or two before turning her gaze back towards that of Pedro's. His eyes met hers in a stern, challenging manner that brought her up short. Licking her lips hesitantly, Zama forced herself to speak to Pedro again."Why?" the young woman asked as simply. The farm was fixing to put all four fields into production this spring. They had almost a dozen helpers now who had aligned with Sheriff Dixie and the rest of the sod-busters who fought to stay on their rightful land. Even a couple of the former Rocking "R" bunch had thrown in with them and their guns were a welcome addition to the growing firepower of the farmer side of the range war equation.Dixie had a high-old time that winter letting Pablo use her body as a tuning fork for his impressive. ”Then, noise started as those watching recovered from what they had witnessed. As the couple got up and moved to chairs to recover, they were handed drinks. It was suggested that I get up and move around also and have something to drink. I opted for water and excused myself to the bathroom where I washed my face and wiped my body down with a towel. Upon returning I was met by Mr. R who said, “Tim didn’t want to hang on you too much and indicate a relationship. We’re all struggling with how to.