Relentless. Ruthless. And Greta Gunther with her hidden pile of money.When all four of us — Vanessa, Walker, Pilar and I — are home for dinner, we...usually start with a cocktail in the bar area. It’s a new family tradition, if traditions can be new, and it’s fun. The kids sip their drinks politely, but ... well, some drinks are an acquired taste.Vanessa was finally able to recruit the bartender — excuse me, mixologist — that she’d been courting for some time. Amelia Baxter had been a fixture at. “At the back of my field, there is a small pasture with two horses in it. The Carpenters have a smallholdin’ an’ rent that field from The Farmer, to keep their horses in it, for their two daughters to ride. The horses, ponies, really, are quite chatty an’ know the Carpenters’ Cat well.”They carried on walking and they came to another gate on their right. Lola ran ahead and stopped by the gate.“This is where my friend Paul the pig lives. He often comes comes over to my fence for a chat. The pigs. I had four shots; rifle, musket and two from a smooth-bore pistol which really was not worth using unless you could touch your target. I primed the rifle, leaving my powder horn and shot pouch where I could easily reach them, loaded the musket with buck and ball, and we waited."Who hit you?" I asked as she wiped her nose."Ran into a tree," she said with a grin.Soon the four of them stumbled out, one with a small keg under his arm. Through the cabin's window we could see that they had pulled the. ...after I squirted some up into me. I drove to the park as it began to rain. I hid my keys under a rock and ran for the shelter. The park was empty as I waited. Thoughts of how crazy I was to meet a guy I didn't know crept into my mind. My body shivered more and more the longer I waited. Then I saw a red truck pull in next to my car. It stopped and I waited. It was probably only a minute before he got out but it felt like an eternity. He slowly made his way towards me. The rain was coming down.