I awoke at 5 am and showered, cleaned out my ass and played with it to get me through til noon. I was vibrating all morning just thinking about it, fr...nkly I gave it a 50% chance that he would even show. I pulled into our meeting spot and parked, pedestrians walking by, no idea what he looks like, then a slim guy walks up and we look at each other and it clicks! He hops in and I drive like a maniac to my house making small talk on the way.My place:We walk in, both nervous, my heart is beating a. She was nice enough to pull off the road far enough so as my ass wouldn't be hanging out in traffic, which scored one brownie point for her. I parked my Crown Vic at an angle; nose stuck out on the white line so as to give me a little protection from stupid drivers and called in the stop.After checking the rear view mirror and side mirrors to make sure no other traffic was sneaking up on me I exited my car, my right hand releasing the thumb break on my holstered Glock while my left flipped on. »Poor Princess!«, she exclaims, »you didn't fare well, maybe next time we better swop partners!« And we both laugh aloud like fools! The boys are right behind us as we descent into a narrow valley, both sides walled by steep ranges of solid rock. A thousand years ago for sure the bed of a surging river, the gorge has dried out into a lifeless crack, completely breezeless and as hot as a fired-up pottery kiln. The sweat runs down on us like a warm summer rain, the air is as thick as meat jelly. Everyplace he delivered his produce and meat he mentioned needing someone to do that for him as well as work on the farm. At one of the stores he delivered to Sam overheard one of the local ladies talking to a crying young woman. She slapped her and said, "I don't know why Silas lets people like you in his store. The people of this town ought to run you three completely out of the country. You're a disgrace to all God fearing people. Now get out of here before I have Silas throw you out."The.