She kicked me out of there in late 1995, I went to the restaurant with Rachel.”“You went to the restaurant of a woman who loved you... with Rachel...”“I didn’t understand how she felt,” I said, “Anyway I respected her wishes, which I guess was a mistake.”“You didn’t know she died?”“I just told you, I hadn’t seen or heard of her in 25- well 23- years,” I intoned, “Anyway, I went back there first thing when I got to New Orleans. Not only did I find out she was dead, I found out something that. Finding someone to love in this world is hard enough, finding someone you’re compatible with is nearly impossible.Kate sees the expression on Audra has on her face and mitigates her fears. “As far as I know, Gunnar hasn’t had anyone like that in a long time. As long as I have known him, he has put everything he has in fighting the Scourge and protecting anyone he can.”“Seems kind of lonely,” Audra remarks.“Yeah it does,” the woman agrees. “He hides it well too. Listen, you get some rest and. I also bought powder, shot, and caps so that we were well armed very early on in our trek.When we got back to camp, we loaded each shotgun with everything but the cap, so we were ready to face any attack that should come our way. It was a good thing that I had been able to find so many guns in Houston, since we met our first challenge two days out of Houston.It was mid-afternoon and we were moving along at about three miles per hour, our normal pace, when we were met by a gang of 20 men. Ed came into my room and grabbed me. He twisted my arm behind me and forced me in here. His father was coming in as Ed and I entered. Ed's dad told me that they were going into my room and that I had better be 'friendly' or they would hurt you." She was looking at my mom. "I screamed. They hit you and you sagged down. I-i said I would go if they would untie the gag. They told me that I would go anyway but untied the gag. Momma Mathews, I'm so sorry they hit you." She sobbed a moment. "They took.