Emily quickly ran up the stairs with Stephen in tow. She went into theirbedroom and opened their wardrobe only to find..."I'm sorry," Stephen sobbed. ...I forgot. Richard and I threw everythingout."Natalie sighed."We'll have to go as we are then," she told him. Stephen looked at herfearfully."But what happens when we get to civilisation?" he asked. "What ifsomeone sees..." We'll figure that out when we get there," Emily said interrupting him.Stephen thought for a moment but nodded. Emily took his. Clete laughed and was shocked by Franny’s answer.“Suit yourself, the water’s cold though, so you better get ready for a shock,” Franny laughed as she and Annie started stripping their britches and shirts off.Clete stood and watched as the sisters got buck ass naked and ran into the cold water of the creek. Damn he was right about them asses. They had as fine a pair of asses as he’d ever seen. He was wrong about the titties though, they both had two good mouthfuls each. He was naked and running. Joy asked the blessing and mentioned Eve to be blessed by name. Eve had tears in her eyes when she joined in the "amen."I squeezed her hand and she squeezed back. Everyone seemed to enjoy breakfast. Sarah and Hop were going into town for a little shopping. Sarah made a point of telling Eve that they would be gone for at least two hours but that she, Eve, could get in if she wanted to rest. She and Eve grinned at each other like women do when sharing something.They left and we were sitting on. Like the rest of the organization's phones, his connected to a Korean satellite using heavy encryption. It rang eight times before the man at the other end answered."Mr. Conroe? It's Max." He tapped his finger impatiently as the man responded. "I'm sorry sir, I didn't realize what time it was. I try not to bother you during church," he lied. "But since you're on the line already, I was calling to tell you that you were right. Some of those fucking miners are stealing from us." He paused. "Sorry.