I found Dave and told him i had finished, he seemed pleased with what i had done and we sat down for a rest and dave sipped a cup of tea. It was a hot...day and we were both hot and sweaty, “what you need is a nice shower to cool off” said Dave he went out and i could hear him turning on the main water supply, he came back and said it was ready and i could shower when i was readyI removed my shoes and socks, pulled my shirt off and removed my trousers leaving me in just my underwear. Dave just. Tonya was obviously behind them at the corner of the building. I had seen enough killing for one night."Cease fire, cease fire," I yelled.Everyone sort of froze when I started yelling, so I motioned Lucy over to me."Help me stand up Lucy, I am going to offer them terms."She was by my side in a flash, concern written on her face. I answered her question before she could ask it."It's only a flesh wound in my calf, but it has numbed my leg."Between us, we propped me up on my good leg. I called out. Her shaking started to subside as Jan rubbed her shoulder and kissed her forehead.It was about 30 minutes back to Jan's apartment, and Valerie cried herself to sleep on Jan's shoulder. I repositioned my mirror and noticed in the passing streetlights Janice rubbing the sleeping girl's legs and stomach. She kept kissing her sleeping head while exploring her new little friend's body.Valerie was a scrappy little 12-year-old. She has dirty blonde hair, shoulder length and perky little protruding. You know, I thinkthis might prove to be even better than that new Chalker novel I waslooking for the day I bought this book," said Charlie. "And you knowsomething, Steve. Even if I must say so myself, you make one damn goodlooking girl. I'll bet you'd look even better if you weren't stillwearing those old clothes of yours that definitely don't fit you verywell any more. You wanna know something else, Steve. If anybody lookedat you right now, provided, of course, you didn't open your mouth.