Billy found that his war against bushwhackers had burned itself out. He still hated them for the death of his friend Bob Hastings, but it was no longe... like an acid eating at his gut. He admitted to himself that the only reason he hunted bushwhackers now was out of habit and a need for something to do. Hell, here it was 1859 and he was 22 years old. He was approaching middle age (at least, in his estimate), and it was time to accept his responsibilities.That still left the question of what to. " She pulled the hose up and smoothed the nylon upher legs before slipping on a pair of wedge sandals.* * * * *Melissa and her mother waited for Megan's footfalls on the stairs to end."Can I go out with Josh if Megan doesn't want to?" asked Melissa."No," said her mother."Megan's gone soft in the head." Yes, it's odd she doesn't want to go out with such an attractive youngman." Do you think she's in love with Jamie?"Her mother stopped slicing potatoes. "I don't know." She wondered how shewould. I hear the dress tear and my heart sinks as I think of how much it will cost to replace it. The force is such that the clasp to the bra is broken and I feel it scratch my back. Now the seam at the zipper to the dress rips and the dress, now loose falls to the floor. He swings me around, mashes his mouth to mine in another hard kiss. Fingers fumble under the waistband of the panties and I tense as the inevitable happens, he rips with irresistible force the fabric from my hips. I am now naked but. It's good then and I'm glad." I didn't need your permission anyway but I'm glad to see you can be calm about it. Want to know anything about her life here?" Not really. It's none of my business. She must have her own life now. I wish her nothing but the best. But it's none of my business."Dad laughed at that. He knew I was dying to know what she was doing and how she was getting along. I don't know what I wanted to hear. Was she happy? Was she miserable? After five years she had to have a whole.