They did? How very cool! "Really!?" Absolutely. One of the best things about being a man is being able to taste that." My father sighed.I turned to lo...k at him again. Suddenly his face looked delicious. I thought about kissing him. I thought about biting him and sucking on his neck. My mind began to spin a little and I felt like closing my eyes and going to sleep, head over heels drifting. My legs felt weak, my hands felt sore and tingling. In fact I felt warm tingling sensations all through my. Can I have two sets?”“Monday?”“Wonderful. And thank you.”Richard decided to call the agent in Mitchell.“My name is Hollister. I was in two weeks ago asking about a property just west of town on the south side of the Warrego.”“Yes, I recall.”“Well, I’ve had a licensed surveyor out.”“Yes...”“First, it’s not 35,000 acres. And only 30,000 is contiguous. There’s an east-west road cutting off about 4000 acres. [silence] Is the rent on the lease due?”“I don’t know.”“Hmmm. I encountered three natives.. The rock was about 8 inches in diameter (did I say that I was unusually strong?) and it hit the fool square in the face. Of course, that stopped the fight right there, so I checked to see how badly the guy was hurt. Shit, he wasn't breathing! The rock had smashed in his face and crushed his brains.I ran home and told my pa what had happened. Pa was right agitated! The father of the boy I had killed was head of some secret organization in town, and Pa was worried that they would take revenge on. It was only recently in the last year or so that he’d made a habit to go with Lance to his rodeos, to go out with the guys for a couple beers now and then, to cut loose and go to church picnics and barn dancesand that kind of thing. To even look at a woman was a huge step for him. Lance was right… Lacey was a mighty fine one to look at … pretty all the way around, and cute as hell in some good jeans. She’d look cuter if they graduated her to a hat… but if she was leaving, he doubted she’d want.