I knew Jules better than most people and I trusted her like few friends that I’ve ever had. I knew that anything I told her in confidence would be ...eld in trust and kept secret from anyone else. But I had to make her say it before I could finally relent and give her anything she wanted to hear. “Jules, you know I love you right?” I began, that caused her to sit up straight and actually lean back away from me as she registered what I had just spoken. A look of what could only be some. Marcy indicated she really wasn’t sleepy yet, so she’d read for a while. She climbed into bed and started reading, when the bed in the next room began bumping up against the wall. Ernie’s libido had taken a hit with the arrival of his niece, and he and Edna were having a merry old time making love. Marcy was annoyed and decided to get up and look around. She opened a few drawers in the old chest in the living room and came across a cache of marijuana cigarettes in one. She had never tried. Oona and Abit were first cousins, born in the same month and year and almost on the same day. Their parents had named them as a pair after an ancient tribal legend. The two were unabashedly proud of both their local tribal ancestry and their great Algonquian heritage, and they had learned their native traditions and skills extremely well. Very early this morning when discussing which woman to take, Sandra in a gesture of support for Carla offered that she take both.That left only four people. ”Glaring at her with a look of concern, he said, “No way, this isn’t your fight.”Placing a gentle hand on top of his, she leaned even closer. He could smell her sweet perfume wafting from her neck. “I helped two Rebellion spies escape capture last year,” she revealed. “It’s only a matter of time before they come for me. Please, take me with you.”Relenting, Burke nodded. He stood up, moving as if he was going to relieve himself. As he approached the back door, he heard Kana approach her.