Nobody was at the office yet. But I could still leave a message for Brenda. I grabbed my cell and dialed. ‘You have reached Hinkle Brick and Stucco,...�� Brenda’s voice said, ‘but we’re not available to take your call. Please leave a message at the tone.’ Beep! ‘Bren, this is Isaac,’ I said. Then my mind went blank. ‘Uh, I just wanted to say hi, and, uh…’ Well, this was sounding good, and I could never delete the message, which I was sure the guys would play all day. ‘So, uh, could you tell Dave. The second thing was Jake. I told youhe was a wuss, but for once I was glad to see him. My whole dayseemed to brighten. He had this natural glow, and was so well spoken.Very blue eyes. More blue than Mandy's. So I had this fear of Mandy,and this appreciation of Jake. Mandy started on hercheryl_anderson22180: feminist crap after we ate, and for the firsttime I really listened to her. Women's key role in society, oh, andthe unfair of oppression of gays and lesbians, for which our ministerwas a. I don’t make demands of my Master, my son,” Mom aka Vicky encouraged Jessica as I transformed into a bat and she followed my example.We were home with shocking speed due to that flight in bat guise. Jessica later confessed that she never felt quite so alive as when she flapped her wings and flew through the air. It was a heady wine, as I could attest, to change shape into a creature that could literally fly. As we resumed human form, we both realized that we were naked ... except for the cell. Josh said that he wanted to hand the ranch over to Sander's son William with a good crew.It was the third week of July when Bill Sanders rode over to talk to Josh and Red. He made it a point to check in with the boys every two to three weeks; sometimes Nancy Larson came with him. This time he was alone and just in time for supper.Josh explained to Sanders that he and Red planned on making Charley White the top hand; if both Josh and Red were gone he would be in charge. They would both be gone.