‘You’re no angel either,’ Linda grumbled. ‘You didn’t want people to stare at the two of us. Either you stayed home or went to church with y...ur mom.’ Sue merely grinned. ‘Have to see how the other half lives,’ she said. ‘I’ll go make breakfast while you shower.’ Linda’s spirits lifted considerably when she finished showering and applying makeup, and admired the dress Sue had bought her for extra-formal occasions some years earlier. At least it still fit properly. She telephoned her. The walkways were lined with small, neatly trimmed bushes.At the end of each adobe wall near the river, there was a sleeping guard sitting on a small ledge, leaning back against the wall with his sombrero down over his face. There was a rifle leaning against the end of the wall beside each of the sleeping guards.Atop both walls, there was an armed guard leaning against the corner of the hacienda where the walls joined it.“Four guards is all I see, Martinez. Do you see anymore?” Eli whispered as. Then I cleaned the gun. Making sure Ihad a round in the chamber, I stuffed it into my purse and made my wayto the front door. I was going to murder all three of them.The gun was loaded, my car was full of gas, and I was ready to becomethe bait. I was also ready to face the police if they caught me. Iyanked open the door, prepared to step into an uncertain future, but..."Dan! What are you doing here?!"Startled, he said, "Why are you dressed this way Diane? You look like acheap hooker!" I...I. Remember."Henry smacked himself. "That's right. I keep forgetting. There is no sign of your condition."Altena patted his arm. "It's perfectly understandable. Most girls would have no clue just four days into the pregnancy, let alone anyone else.He went back into the kitchen and brought out a glass with ice in it and a can of Diet Coke.Everyone snacked and made small talk until the bottle was empty and the popcorn was gone.The guests were about to leave, when Altena whispered in her mother's.