Annabelle was twenty or so and Cissy was about sixteen I suppose. Pleasant looking young women in homespun and wooden clogs, poor frontier farmers on ... hardscrabble piece of land. They had a few goats and some chickens who lived in a lean-to attached to their board house with its stone and wattle chimney. Since I had taken over one bed, they slept huddled together on the other, covered with worn quilts, and when I opened my eyes, and the pain returned, I admired their courage and stubbornness. "She's my best friend, Von. You can trust her to be discreet and closed lipped," Merritt whispered.I sighed. Closed my eyes and counted to five before I looked into Julie's eyes. She gathered her mouth to mine and kissed me lightly."I won't willingly hurt you," Julie said."She does have top secret clearance," Merritt added."My life on Haven is definitely top secret to me," I quipped."I guess you'll have to keep me happy," Julie answered, not bothered by my stone face. "That kiss was your first. Wow my luck was changing big time!Mother appeared in my room as soon as the girls had gone out, they were visiting Reb`s friends, mum appearing fully dressed and first saying she wanted me to treat her as any lover would today, began as I rose from my bed, where I had been laying reading, to kissed me in a very unmotherly way, whispering “take me,” which I then endeavoured to do! It was to be the first real tryst that we had and believe me it was definitely not going to be the last if. I open it and there sits a very old African Ivory 2 piece pool cue. It is hand carved and has open fret work to lighten it. The areas the hands will come into contact with, are smooth and highly polished. It is a true work of art. A real museum piece. I start putting it together, and Gena can take it no longer and says, ‘I know that pool cue. Where, and how did you get Montana Jake’s pool cue?’ I turned and smiled at her and said, ‘One evening my grandfather had a few of his closest friends.