"Yeah, I was just teasing you... You didn't getthat from the note? I thought you'd... Well I didn't think..." Hesnorted and tried not to laugh again. ...I admire your commitment." Didn't have much of a choice, once she saw it there was no turningback."He leaned over and inspected my handiwork... I oddly felt a littleuncomfortable and became painfully aware of how little clothing I wasactually wearing. The hell was I doing? How was I okay with this? Donprobably thought I was insane."Where'd you. "I heard you moving around in there. The coffee just finished perking a few minutes ago."Brad grunted, not fully awake yet. He sipped the coffee slowly, waking up a little with each sip. Amy was bustling around the kitchen and he marveled at how she could be wide-awake and perky so early in the morning. She sat an omelet in front of him and stepped back with a smile on her face. He knew that he had to eat the omelet or hurt her feelings. Usually he did not eat breakfast, preferring to wait. As a result, it wasnot uncommon for a wagon train to find that they were unlikely to getthrough the mountain passes before the snows came. The hardships of the1847 Donor Party still came to mind.As the miles rolled by for her, Mary felt a warm glow at what she hadaccomplished so far. From town archives and family oral traditions, shehad positively identified 30 deaths and 18 families that had dropped outand settled along the trail. Most went on to happy and successful lives.Several general. Saturday morning, I woke up and she handed me three bottles. I recognizedon as her cream rinse, and the other was Nair. The third was called Veet.I held it up."That's for your private parts. Be careful not to get it inside yourbutt."I stood there reading the directions. While I was doing that, she got outa little package."Here. Happy Birthday."I opened the box. It was pink and plastic. I held it up."After your shower. I'll help you with it then."My shower took twenty minutes. When I was done, I.