“We’ll see. Good-bye Reuben. See you tomorrow.”Saturday afternoon was a glorious North Carolina Indian summer kind of day. Reuben picked a great...day for a gathering of friends, neighbors and the few relatives that lived close by. When Mike and JC pull up to Reuben’s house, there are just a few cars in the driveway, and JC was wondering if they were too early. JC gets out of the car and grabs her bottle of chardonnay and heads for the house. JC’s 125 lb., 5’3” body was nicely wrapped in an. "This is Billy; he's going to be making this run with me." Hi Billy, nice to meet you; Gail you got your order in already?" What are you going to drink, Billy?" Milk" Ok, one milk and one coffee." Wow they really know you here." They should, I've been stopping here at least once a week for the last seven years."The waitress brought out my usual, steak and two egg whites, and Billy's bacon and egg on a roll. We ate, and over a second cup of coffee, we continued our conversation about high school. The cat is after you again.You skid left toward a house; ignoring the front door blocked by a thick root and instead slam against the tall fence door.Bang. Nothing. Locked. Shit.You scramble to your hip for your handgun and nearly lose your grip, but ha, its still in your hand. You aim at the handle and fire, once, twice, sending a fresh wave of excited cheers through the monkeys above.You slam your shoulder into the broken door and barrel through just as the creature leaps at you.You curse and. One moment he’s like, giving me a back job, and the next it’s like it never happened and he’s ready for dinner. We drove for what seemed like an hour and I realized that we were reaching the city limits. “Where are we going?” He looked over at me and smiled, “Don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll love it.” We began driving towards the mountains and I became more and more nervous. Will turned off the main road onto a dirt road, and soon we arrived at what I guessed was our destination. It was a beautiful.