Withing a few seconds, judging from the screams of pain, I had managed to hit two of the bandits badly enough to put them out of action.This must of m...de an impression, because there was a lot of argument and shouting from the other side as I stopped to reload my rifle and let it cool down. Suddenly, a figure jumped up from the hillocks and began to run away from the fight. Normally, I might have let him go, but I was still pissed over the death of my horse, so I took aim and hit him with a. ”“Remember when I was showing the kids my high school yearbook? How fat I was? I wasn’t making that up, honey, I was a disaster. I couldn’t have paid a girl to go out with me, let alone go that far. Hell, you were way more experienced in high school than I was.”“No, really? I mean, you? You’re such a ... well ... a stud?” Lauren blushed as the words stumbled forth.“Not then I wasn’t. Listen, when did you lose your virginity? High school, right? How old were you?” he asked.Lauren shrugged.. All the town kids showed up in two cars about four o’clock that Friday afternoon, and we introduced ourselves, as well as Mother and dad, and Billy Ray and Maria to all of our friends. Mother and dad had agreed that since Billy Ray and Maria were going to be chaperoning us that they would drive over to Riverton to see a movie have dinner and may even stay the night in a motel to give them a chance to be alone.When dad had told mother of his plans she giggled like a girl and blushed like crazy. She was out of gas. She wanted to keep it going. She wanted to invite him out. She didn’t, ‘Well it was nice talking to you.’ Martin was dying. He kept mentally yelling into the phone don’t hang up. Please stay on the line. He had to say something, ‘I uh.’ Cheryl interrupted, ‘Maybe we could see each other some time.’ He breathed the sigh of a man on death row who’d just been given a reprieve, ‘That would be nice. I’ll be back in town on Saturday.’ ‘Oh.’ ‘Yes my old college is playing they’re.