” Tonya said.“It was just a pimple ready to pop,” I explained. “Put a little pressure on it from different directions and it will empty itself...”“What a gross image,” she said.“Yeah that’s me, no polite dinner conversation from me,” I suggested laughing.“Why don’t you take the night off and take me out for a drink,” Tonya asked.“Actually I wanted to make some plans for tomorrow. You really shouldn’t be going out alone. Not even down to the hotel beer and wine bar in the parking lot. If you need. Why the hell had Mr. Chambers brought them to a place like this?“And here is another of the cruellest methods of execution,” he told them. “This woman is being broken at the wheel. She is naked of course and her arms and legs are splayed out in an obscene public display of her nudity. The executioner breaks parts of her bones and eventually every part of her body is broken. She is then left naked on the wheel to die.”Tracey wanted to throw up but she didn’t dare. It was almost a relief when the. The last stop was the gun shop where I had bought my pistol. It too had been broken into and there were two bodies near the building. Jacob stayed outside standing between the building and the truck, while I looked though the shop. The only thing I found of any use to us was some targets, so others could practice. Otherwise, the building had been basically stripped clean.We were both quiet on the ride back to the hanger. At one point, I thought I saw someone on one of the side streets, but by. Stacy pulled a small white flower from Betty's corsage and wove it into her chestnut hair, above her left ear. "From now on Elizabeth, no matter what happens, you will always be my 'Little Blossom', my beautiful, innocent, delicate flower." She finalized that promise with a long, soft kiss.Summertime was a little better for them because Betty had more flexibility about when she'd be available. It still didn't seem like they could get physical nearly as often as they'd like to (or sometimes.