In our room, before breakfast on Sunday, Carla asked me how I felt about the events of the prior evening and I told her that the experience was wonder...ul and I hoped that she felt the same. She said that she would not have expected to feel that way, but she did.We were scheduled to stay in New Orleans Sunday night, also. Gary was leaving on Monday. Carla and I ate breakfast and fooled around while he was in his convention for a couple of hours and got together around three in the afternoon. We. She was stunning. Her curly hair set off a face that just took my breath away. She was wearing a white summer dress with flowers that fit her curves to a tee. I came to a complete stop. She must of heard me catch my breath because she looked right into my eyes. Her smile lit up her face even more. If I had been further down the isle I would of looked back to see who she was looking at with the look on her face. I felt my face get warm and I knew that my cheeks were bright red. I fumbled to get. Using a horse trough he washed the dust and grime away. As he was bathing the young trooper washed Jake's sweaty, dirty clothes.Handing them back to Jack, the trooper said, "You'll have to wear them wet but they'll dry damn quick in this heat."As Jake dressed, he said, "Thanks son and thanks again Sergeant Major." A blessing it is to be able to help Mr. Hightower. Those scoundrels will probably head for Los Frailes; it's the only village half way close. At that, it's a good two days hard ride.. I did my best to sleep but I had a restless night in the van I awoke early the next morning, I then drove back to work to collect my own car, it was the longest day of my life I headed back home for a time she would have expected me.I arrived home Jenny was pottering about in the kitchen we chatted as normal, she asked about my night, I asked what she had been up to. She told me that she and David had been for their run, then he had given her the lower back massage he had promised. I asked more.