She looked sad and said, “I got married to an absolutely horrible man, right after I got out of the Navy. I have no idea why I did it, except he pur...ued me so aggressively. I should have been stronger, but he was SO insistent and eventually I gave in.” She seemed embarrassed as she added, “I tried, I really did. But one terrible night in Barcelona I finally accepted that he didn’t love me. I was just his possession. How I found that out is far too personal to describe. But it gave me the. Conversation kind of lulled as we succumbed to the mid-afternoon lethargy. I know I was about half asleep when a young man, about Andy's age, came riding into camp."Howdy, folks," he said. "Could you spare a meal for someone who's been on the road a long time?" Howdy, yourself," I said with a smile. "I'm Ed Hill. This here's Andy Finke. The ladies are Sam, Cassie, Delia, Dalia, and Sara Beth. Get down. I'm sure we can find you something to eat."He got down off of his horse as Andy and I got. Well, she had every intention of doing a lot of things that would shock her father if he knew about them. And she had no intention of letting her father find out.Brutus couldn't get over how dazzling Miss Melanie looked that morning in her diaphanous blue gown. Her long golden hair was thrown back and fell in brilliant tresses down her back, and her large blue eyes sparkled like chinks of sky. He couldn't help stealing a look at her revealing, plunging neckline. Miss Melanie had the creamiest,. Spangler, the physics teacher and the woman was Mrs. Barlow. She taught freshman English. Spangler was in his late 30s and Barlow was in her late 20s. She was a shapely, attractive woman. Sitting with them were Mrs. Granger in her mid 50s. She was the family life and sex ed teacher which still seemed inappropriate considering her appearance and age. Also at the table were Mr. Burton, a math teacher, in his late 40s and Mrs. Flagstone, an old, feisty lady who taught college prep English. Chris.