"Bucky glanced over at Old Bill with a quizzed look."He's going to take a shit." "Oh," Bucky chuckled. "Never heard that one before." There's lots you...ain't heard yet," Old Bill said as he rubbed his finger under his ear. "You're still wet behind the ears, boy."Charlie chuckled and shook his head. "Don't listen to him, kid, he's just a crotchety old bastard."Bucky stoked the fire as Charlie and Old Bill laid down and wrapped themselves in sleeping blankets. He added another log before sitting. I came into your room, to surprise you when you got home, and...” Shelby started, and looked at her mom, “ ... And mom was laying in your bed naked.”“It seems I had the same idea.” Lyla said, smirking a little.“Oh ... I’m really sorry about that.” I said.“Who was better?” Lyla blurted out.“What?!” I was dumbfounded.“You heard me.”I just stared at her, looking for some sign that she was joking, there wasn’t any. I looked at Shelby, hoping she would say something, but she just looked back at me,. A son that would become a great warrior. He would lead his people to victory over any enemies they had, and their harvest would be bountiful as long as he reigned as chief.”“Trust me, mom. Get naked. Can I help you get out of your shorts?” It was weird, but for some reason the story resonated in me. Not that I have any native American blood, but still I felt some kind of kinship with that ancient squaw. Even though my son was right beside me, suddenly I wanted to be naked and have the. “I guess, I’ll have to start watching the TV news again.”“I suppose we all will, and yes The Judge and Louise have to be in the script,” Alison explained. “Don’t worry, I’ll work them in somehow.”“Okay, I’ll keep that in mind. So what do you want to do first?” I asked.“I kind of thought you would figure that out. I can shorten or stretch it out. That way we can just follow it to the end,” she advised.I laughed. “It doesn’t really work that way. I don’t just pull mystery stories out of my ass,”.