I had some water canteens on board, but I only had a little jerky for food. That was going to be a problem, but the girls would just have to go hungry...for a day or so. It was imperative that we reach the Rio Grande as soon as possible, so I pushed the horses as fast as I could. Fortunately, Jean and one of the girls could drive the wagon if I had to drop off to fight. All they had to do was to stick to the road and move fast: the horses could do that practically by themselves.It was daylight. I didn’t say anything in the elevator or the hall. It was bad enough that I looked like a tourist, much less trying to fit in with people who could probably smell the difference between my non-existent bank account and their Wall Street portfolios.We watched David open the door, turn on the light in the room, and carry Danielle’s bags inside. Danielle thanked him and I just caught her handing him some money. He left, smiling and pulling the door softly closed.I turned to Danielle with the most. I am sure it was my mother’s thoughts that left me not liking her. I had heard the term hussy and didn’t know what exactly it meant, but I knew now what a hussy looked and acted like.Char waited for me at the door and as we went in, “don’t you pay any attention to that woman. Let’s get this tray of glasses outdoors and I will bring the lemonade. Mom, Dad, and Susan were seated in the chairs and I immediately noticed Susan had her legs crossed and I could see the dark tops to her nylons and a. Sara stayed silent for a little while, I was starting to think that she was going to say I was crazy and that she didn’t believe me. ‘Oh my god Emma, this is fucking awesome. You have to find Ethan again, fate wanted you to find him,’ Sara finally said a little too excited about this whole story. ‘Sara, calm the fuck down will you. Please? He’s a total stranger, a beautiful one, but still a stranger, why would I run after him if he doesn’t mean anything to me?’ I replied, but I didn’t know who.