She stuck her hand out, offering a handshake and said, “My name is Caitlin”.I took her hand in mine and immediately felt its softness, “I’m Ju...tin.”We signaled for the bar tender to come over to us. She ordered a vodka tonic and I ordered another beer.“How are you enjoying your vacation so far?” I asked innocently, trying to make small talk.“Its great. It’s nice to get away from everything for a while.”“Yeah, I can understand that,” I said with a smile. “My wife passed away about a year ago so. "Obviously from that get up she hasn't fared so badly, although allowing her daughter to become engaged at sixteen should make you grateful I did my best to stop you marrying her. She seems completely irresponsible."Bill was holding on to his temper by the barest of threads at these comments."You are coming very near to the point mother," he told her; "where I am going to walk out your door and never speak to you again. So I would advise you to shut up and listen to what I have to say. Cast out. What happened at the mall? And don't tell me nothing, because I know when something is wrong with my little girl", Tatum’s eyes took on guilty look, confirming her suspicions."Something happened at the mall? What was it baby? " the girl winced her mother sat beside her on the sofa. Mellissa could see her clamming up."Now, why don't you tell me what happened. Sweet heart…" she watched as her beautiful young daughter fidget, although she noticed that the girl’s nipples had suddenly grown even. I positioned Anna near the northern end of the straight stretch behind some creosote, where she could look down into the arroyo.“Stay out of sight until you hear me start firing. As soon as I start firing kill any of the warriors between you and the captives,” I said in a low voice.Getting her nod of understanding, I walked south towards the entrance. I soon found a nice open spot in some creosote looking directly into the arroyo, fifty yards from Anna’s perch. Digging a little depression, I.