.” But he stopped as her grin got bigger.“Just like ants; hump one manageable load at a time until everything is inside.”“And how many pairs o... shoes did you bring?” he snarled sarcastically as he started untying the first tarp. Then, too quietly for her to hear, “Women. Hell, I wonder if she brought her evening dress, too.” Then louder, “And why in the hell are you even here, anyway? I thought there were no women on this planet. It’s a prison planet according to the fucking General who sent my. Nevertheless, I wanted time to eat lunch before I did any more fighting, so I ate the sandwich while I was walking.As I got closer to the mine, I began to hear activity around the site. There was some loud talking and an occasional shout. Suddenly, there was a gunshot, so I hurried up to see what I could find. I saw a man holding a pistol and another writhing on the ground, acting as if he had been shot in the gut.Then I heard, "Ya're in deep shit, now, Anderson. That was a legitimate order. On the other hand, that was not a big surprise to us. This was their first taste of freedom, too; and the 'responsibility' had not yet hit them. For our own sanity, we tried to keep our Sundays free from other activities. Then, every so often, my aunty and Beth 'stole' Lily from us on Saturday afternoon. This allowed Marie and I to have some time to ourselves, so that Marie didn't have to worry that she would wake our angel.We made a few appearances at some social events at each other's. “Some kind of what, exactly?” he asked. “Why the hell would you think that?”“When you give me $3,000 after we fuck it’s kind of hard not to think it.” Raine said.Carlos looked at her.“I just want to help you,” he said. “It doesn’t mean anything. We like each other, don’t we? Money doesn’t change that. It’s fake. It only changes weak people. And you’re not weak. If you don’t have to work so hard, then we can spend more time together. Isn’t that a good thing? I mean, I like being around you.”“But.