It’s just that you really, really favor her, you know?”I couldn’t know, of course. I couldn’t know the dreams that had lain between them, drea...s probably still hot and burning in his hands when she died. He told me about her, about her ginger hair and hazel eyes and fair skin and freckles, just like mine. He told me about New York, where he was from, and where he and his wife had lived. He told me about their son, left behind when he’d come to Texas looking for a fresh start.And as he spoke he. I could shower and get cleaned up fast enough. I got to her house about 25 minutes later. I knocked and was told to come in. I walked and saw her sitting on the couch. I sat across from her and we made small talk. She didn't have to be at work until 1:30 pm and it was now barely 11:30. "So you don't have to be at work for almost 2 hours. Was there something else you wanted me for to have me come over this soon?" I asked casually. "Maybe." She said"Maybe? That don't cut it darlin.i need to be. After some sheepish looks, I said, “Well, it’s like this, the 7 of us will use it a lot. There’s 5 more that will join us regularly, like once a week.”Paul was grinning, “And...”I snickered, “AND, we might have another 10 to 12 that will want to join us once in a while.”Paul chuckled, “So, possibly as many as 24 at one time?”Greg had a crooked grin, “I suppose that’s possible, but that would be rare, more like...” I could see him doing the math in his head, “probably like 20 at the Max.”Paul. ..”“But we want to now,” Jasmine inserted. “It’s our home, and we wouldn’t think of living anywhere else.”“It is dangerous here, however,” Jeff inserted.As Adrienné glanced around at the walls of the cave, Jeff continued, “No. I’m not referring to the cave but rather the whole area. It is teeming with animals, many of which are capable and quite willing to kill any of us.”“But ... it is beautiful here, and we love it,” Ashley inserted.“We would not want to live anywhere else,” Christine.