" He whispered, pushing her down to her haunches, and gnawed gently on his lip as the forces from both ends of the warehouse began to step up their as...ault.Paris, November 21stCaerys hunkered down in the relative safety of the thick concrete pillar, and hugged her knees, biting down gently on her lip to keep from screaming again.She'd heard a woman screaming, briefly, earlier, but she'd lost track of exactly what was happening then when she resigned herself to the knife."There you are..." she. "Well Joane, so far's I'm concerned, you got enough already."I am glad I already had the house paid off and she's not on the deed. She asked about that at times and it seemed to me it was her 'gold digging' coming out. I am glad I did not relent and give in to what she wanted."Just what in hell's zat supposed ta mean?" Zat supposed ta mean? you taking a course on being a redneck?"I gave it to her good.I could hear the snapping of anger in her voice, like electricity under thousands of volts of. He won't have use of that arm for a while, Mister... ?" Dillon Gallagher, Doctor. The .44 usually makes a mess of whatever it hits. But he got off lucky." How so Mr. Gallagher?" I missed my shot; I meant to hit him in the chest," Dillon answered with a grim smile."Well from my point of view, I'm glad you missed your intended target. If you'd hit him in the chest, we'd be calling the undertaker."As the doctor finished speaking, a large man wearing a marshal's badge on his vest entered the. "Don't say okay unless you mean it." Okay."She rose and gathered her sweater around her shoulders. "I gotta go study, hon." Leaning down to me, she looked back at the door to see if anyone might be listening. She whispered, "You get well. Hear me?" Okay." Because..." She licked my ear. "I miss us."I smiled, blushing. "Me too."With a peck on the cheek she was gone. And just in time for the return of Aunt Frances, Uncle Johnny, Grandma Rose, Aunt Josephine, Aunt Lucille, Aunt Mary, Uncle Louie,.