Of course he protested saying he was grown up enoughbut reluctantly he joined me in the car and sat in silence most of the journey. I did feel a littl... guilty taking Tim awayfrom his friends for the weekend; since his dad left and we moved because of myjob he had taken a while to make new friends.Although to be honest the two boys he hungaround with weren?t really my cup of tea. Chris and Ryan were typicalboisterous boys with more than a hint of mischief and when ever they came overthey had. It has nine chambers in the cylinder instead of the six in yer Colt Navy, and it has been reworked to use the same cartridges as the Spencer. That way, ya won't have ta carry two kinds of ammunition, and it will reload a hell of a lot faster than it would with the loose powder. Ya kin also load the shotgun part of the LeMat iffen ya want ta, but that is still usin' loose powder. Suit yerself on that."I recommend that ya spend the rest of the day familiarizing yerself with both guns. Don't worry. "How about you?" asked Sam further, touching my arm with her fingertips. "Name and Tarzan status, please!" I'm Nina", I said. That was the easy part. I mentally shrugged. Well, nothing ventured, "No Tarzan". I paused and took a deep breath. "You see I'm gay". I waited for the reaction."I see", said Sam, who smiled and never moved her hand."Okay", smiled Jane. "Well I'd like to propose a toast. To the three oddballs out."I was surprised but very pleased with their relaxed acceptance of my. ‘Is this the gringo who keeps you out at all hours of the night?’ ‘Papa,’ Felicita said in a frustrated tone, ‘don’t speak like that. This is my friend, Christopher.’ ‘Your mother never lived like you do, working in the city.’ The old man was rambling about life before the revolution. Felicita’s mother tried to hush him. Felicita explained that her grandfather was senile and it was everything they could do to keep him from attracting the attention of the CDR. Her mother invited us inside and.