Charles had aged gracefully. He looked almost the same, except more toned and muscular. He was clean-shaven now, and his hair a bit shorter, but other...ise, he looked almost the same as he did in Carmen’s late-night fantasies. Perhaps she was imagining it, or fantasizing again, but Carmen was sure that at one point during the game she saw Charles look up at her in the stands and smile knowingly, just as he had during their days together in college. Carmen felt a deep and fulfilling warmth fill. He was also a homosexual. Not even bi, but a real mature homosexual”.“He was a married homosexual?” -She inquired.“That's the point. He was married forcibly. His relatives insisted, because nobody knew, except me, about his sexuality. And he was ashamed to confess, unhappy boy. It happened at Southeast realm, under a totalitarian regime. And there is a far not a secure recognition. Of course he constantly had conflicts with his wife because of his inability to fulfill marital obligations. And. Ruth had some experience with horses and talked the others through making rope halters and slipping them over the animal's heads so they could be lead.From then on, Ruth made a habit of riding for a few hours each day, and Crystal soon joined her. Garcia, faced with having the girls out of his sight did two things. He stepped up Ruth's training, and had her teach him to ride.In a couple of days we came to the suburbs of Bakersfield. With the truck in front, clearing the way, we skirted the. I looked at her, she had long brown hair, a blue top and blue jeans, leaning over I touched her cheek and kissed her, “That’s what I’d do” I said as we pulled apart. Smiling she said “I’ve never had anyone do that to me before” so I did it again only this time she reacted and we snogged.I said “You’ve never been out with anyone before” and she replied “No”, ‘strange’ I thought. As we kissed some more she was really up for it and then I said “Shall we go somewhere quieter” and she nodded. I.