I meant every word. Tina and I are lovers. I want you to be in a threesome with us. I’ll talk about my other friends later. Right now, this is what ... want. Tina wants this, too. I told you that I’d fucked her fiancé, and that was only a month ago. He’s a nice guy and I’d do him again unless you have a hissy fit. They’re planning an open marriage just the way we are.”Mindy smiled and me and then nudged me towards Tina. I suddenly realized that all she’d been telling me might actually be true.. We both came up swinging. I had the advantage of surprise but it faded fast. I got two good shots in while he was getting up but then he landed a blind swing that almost took my head off. By the time I could see clearly again he was braced, ready and grinning at me. Technically a handsome male, that grin made him as ugly as anyone I had ever crossed paths with over the centuries. But then, after all, that’s what he was, ugly. ‘Well, well, well,’ he mocked me. ‘If it isn’t the little spitfire. Sand, rocks, hills,dunes, the occasional scrawny cactus or dried bush. No sign of water.Sometimes he'll see a little movement to one side or the other, but whatever moved is usually gone before he can focus his eyes on it. Probably birds, lizards, or mice. Maybe snakes, though they usually move more at night. He's careful to stay away from the movements.After a while, he begins to stagger. He's not sure if it's fatigue, heatstroke finally catching him, or maybe he was wrong and the denaturing. ’ All of a sudden, the accent wasn’t as pronounced. ‘You’ve got a BSc in mechanical engineering,’ I confirmed. He nodded. ‘It says your minor was psychology.’ ‘Yah suh.’ ‘So what’s with the accent?’ He shrugged. ‘It gets some thickuh when ahm nervous … or drunk. I don’ do that any mo.’ ‘Did you once have a drinking problem?’ I asked, not sure if I was allowed to ask the question. Bobby Lee didn’t hesitate. ‘I tore up mah knee in mah second yeah. Played tackle on dee-fense. Was plannin’ on.