Aileen said, "Slow down, Dad. First of all, Jimmy knew all about Mom and Mikey's father and we decided he should be with us. We couldn't let Mom or Mi...e get away with this after you found out about it. We didn't think you standing outside a motel taking pictures would be enough evidence for you to divorce Mom. We just went ahead and did what we thought we needed to do." How did you know where to find the motel? I never said anything."Aileen explained. "Jimmy has been bugging the phones for. I saw several of the ladies casting glances at me and two of them made eye contact and then smiled at me — invitations if I ever saw them — but I wasn't interested. Strange as it might sound, considering my time with Shelly, but I didn't cheat on my wife. I know I'm splitting hairs and playing word games here, but to go after one of the girls who had smiled at me would be cheating. What I did with Shelly, and hoped to do with her mother to me wasn't cheating, it was revenge. It was my way of. We drank together, tilting the bottles up and taking large, gurgling pulls. The beer was suddenly wonderful: bitter, cold and refreshing. I hadn't realized how thirsty I was. Cindy seemed to feel the same, taking another quick gulp before sliding off the table and moving to gather her scattered clothing.She glanced at the table, then ruefully at me, then back at the table, nodding at the shiny trail she had left while sliding. We laughed together and I felt the tension dissipate. Cindy fingered. “Look what he’s leading, Lee Yu,” Pike said as they all rode toward the Cheyenne.“Is she mine?” she yelled as they rode closer and she saw the tall, black and white Paint filly.“She sure is, what do you think?” Eli asked.“I like her already, she’s tall like Joe and Sissy’s horses. Can I ride her home?”“Yep, she’s yours. We’ll have to get your saddle out of the wagon.”While Moses and George saddled Lee Yu’s new horse, Eli and Howard spread a blanket on the ground and sat with White Elk and his.