I glumly accepted that I had wasted a summer of evenings.The girls approached me after class and I could see from their expressions and body language ...hat they seemed no happier then I was. They invited me to coffee at a local hang-out; I went, not that I expected anything positive to come out of this. No. As a certified old guy on the far side of 50, the best I was hoping for a look or two down their blouses or a flash of panty.My opinion of the girls wasn't improved when they admitted that. "Since your mouth is rather full," she continued, "I'll talk and you can listen. Understand?"I nodded."Kim is very special to me. Hurt Kim and I'll hurt you. Got that?" Amy said with a protective edge to her voice.I swallowed my food and nodded again, my mind unable to form any words.Amy paused for a moment to take a deep breath. In a much calmer voice, she added "You're also special to me, and I'll make sure that Kim doesn't hurt you either. You two belong together - a perfect set of virgin. At the bar a tall, elderly bartender was making drinks for two men, dressed similarly to Matt, who were talking to each other at the bar. I watched as the barman handed them the drinks and they walked over to a long settee where there where two women were seated. The women were the shocking part of this scene. One of the woman, a blonde, was dressed in what looked to be nothing more than a dark blue teddy and a tall pair of black heels. The other woman, a brunette, seemed to be dressed in. She blew up a cloud of dust for cover and ran. She's lucky she ran because I wasn't going to miss with that scatter gun. Pete doesn't miss with his pistol either."Lian could only shake her head and mutter, "Amazing."Seth and Sean met Brett Stevens when he opened the door of the Dodge. David was standing at Sean's shoulder but hung back slightly. He didn't like the arrogant New Englander, even though they were on the same side of the war.The rest of the family continued to the Ranch Hand Kitchen.