. I'm at Sheryl's ... No we just finished eatin' ... Why?"There was a pause, and then she heard Shawn say, "Okay, I'll see ya in a bit then." What's u...?" asked Sheryl, wiping her hands on a dish towel."Seems like Cricket's gotten himself inta a little jam, and needs ta come over. Hope ya don't mind. I'm sure he won't stay long. He just needs ta be seen here ya know? I think he needs an alibi for somethin' that went down while he was conductin' his business."After the way Cricket had that little. You're the cook and I'll be the cook's mate. Now get cleaned up and dressed and we'll make breakfast. The girls have a guest this morning and I think they're gonna be busy." OK, give me a few minutes to find my chef's hat and I'll be back." She turned and sauntered down the stairs with entirely too much sway in her hips. Tony wasn't sure if it was meant for him or was another non-verbal communication in case Rebecca was looking. Rebecca giggled again, so it could have been either, or both.When. He's a drip, she thought. Why would I want to have dinner with him? Maybe I'll call Sara. We never do it during the week, but it would get my mind off him and Joy both.She was cleaning up the kitchen when the doorbell rang. Uh oh, she thought. She was expecting no one and had a strong sense that this would be... "Joy! Why... hello." She opened the door wider. "Anything the matter?"Joy had changed out of her cheerleader's outfit. It was a warm night, and she wore a thin green dress, more like a. Apparently, he was also the town’s only blacksmith. His name was Thomas and he joked with me that he was the only “BLACKsmith” and the only dark skinned person in the town.The older Mormon wife in my retinue was immediately attracted to the man and I suspected she was homed in on the large bulge between his legs as well as his huge muscles on his arms. He led her into his stable to show her his collection of religious items from back East that he distributed to the indigenous populace on Sunday.