Kathy greeted him as well.“Hi, Steve. Nice to meet you. Bethany has told me all about you!” he said with a smile.“Lies. All lies!” I chuckled....“Don’t believe a word she says!”The girls laughed.“It was all good, Steve. I mean that,” Gene said. “But first, grab your pizza. The Hawaiian pizza is awesome.”“I’m sorry, but that just sounds gross!” I said. “I’ll stick to pepperoni!”The girls agreed with me, so I ordered three pepperoni slices and one Hawaiian, along with four Cokes.“Where in Colorado. Taking in your surrounding you realise that somehow you had made it all the way into the city not two blocks from your work. You look yourself over and check your watch wondering how long you had been out. It was now 1:05pm you couldn’t believe it you were gonna be late to work for the first time.You quickly pull yourself together frantically thinking “There is no way I am late to work my watch must be wrong!” You rush down the street and finally you make it to your job. You were a server and. Could she have been serious? A cave was shelter and she was denied shelter by day or night. Best not risk further retribution, was her decision. Better to shiver all night and all day until the Spring when her return home could begin, than suffer more chastisement.The trees in this region lacked the exuberant foliage of her own beloved dense woods and forests. They afforded little shelter, specially now that they had shed their sparse and sere leaves. The constant drip of water onto her body. He looked at his watch. Seven-thirty... Let's see... he was supposed to be at the high school at eight or so to watch that provocative little bitch, Nadine, parade her wares in rehearsal. Okay, he'd keep his word, then, he'd catch Susan's stage debut.Jamey couldn't help but laugh at what he felt was his own humor. Stage debut? More like an audition for an orgy... damn her! Damn her! Damn her!He jumped to his feet and threw his half-filled glass at the fireplace, listening and watching it.