He sat back and listened to the words and let the beer quench his thirst.As the song played he thought about Hildy and how it would be different and b...tter when he told her about his prospects this time. He would make sure of that. First he would see his parents and spend some time with them. He decided to reserve Sunday for Hildy and maybe a picnic in that same park would be a good idea if the weather stayed warm."So what do you say to some bar hopping?"It was Rich. Jim hadn't even heard him. . I still think about her. I . . . this is confidential right?’ ‘Yes.’ He looked around nervously. ‘Something happened this weekend. Things between her and me . . . it got physical. I didn’t take advantage of her or anything,’ he clarified quickly. ‘I don’t think you could,’ Carolyn said with a grin. ‘I’ve seen her fight too.’ ‘Yeah. True. Anyway, things seemed . . . not right. Does that make sense? I mean, it felt wonderful and we both wanted it and I still care a lot about her but . . . I. So Ayesha what do you think about this kind of relation between daddy daughter. I mean do you find any problems with it or are you comfortable with it?”“Actually daddy I was highly confused when mom gave me such proposal. Honestly, I have never seen you as a boyfriend so it was kind of tough one for me.”“So how did you get ready for it?”“Well, mom told me that anything done with mutual understanding is not bad. You know daddy sometimes I got attracted to you. (This time she doesn’t use the word. Then I raked my fingernails across his face. We told him we were going to let him go so that he would remember that no one should mess with the O’Dell clan and that the men were tougher than the women.”The sheriff looked at me and Opal Anne and lowered his rifle. He looked at the ground and then back at me again.“Those five have been robbing and raping and killing for the past few months; whites, Indians, anyone, they came across along the river, but we could never catch them. They are a rough.