”“Who would you have chosen?”“Truth is, I still haven’t found that out yet.”“Bummer.” She checks her watch to see that it’s 10:48. �...�Holy shit. I gotta get home.”“Same here. By the way, we still good Friday night?”“Yeah. Big doofus.” She says, playfully punching me in the arm.“Ow!!! Big bully.” I jokingly say. We both laugh at that, and then parted ways. I drove home, now knowing what Alyssa actually felt, and why she did all those things back home. I was ready to confront her and tell her how I. The freshly planted garden rounded out the scene.Inside the house, Jim was getting ready to make the monthly trip into the town about fifteen miles away. Alice, who was about as pregnant as any woman could get, waddled around getting a substantial breakfast together. While she was about it, she made up a package of food for Jim to take with him; he expected to eat at the saloon in town, but no sensible person ever took a chance when traveling so far over the desert.After breakfast, Jim and. Maybe I needed to slow down; after allI would feel awful if I caused her any anguish.When I entered the room, Jen breathed a sigh of relief. The outfit Iwore was very sharp and stylish. She seemed surprised that I had pickedit out on my own. The pants were black dress pants with pleats in frontto lie flat. The shirt was medium gray in a cotton blend that lookedsoft to the touch. The shirt was covered with a pull over sweater vestin the same color of grey with a pattern woven through it in. Can we keep it Sam?" Vicky squealed with delight while jumping up and down."It's as much yours as it is mine." Kim told Vicky. "Unless Sam thinks we should sell it you can keep it."All three women looked toward me."Well," I said while thinking to myself that this location would be perfect for saving my daughter next year. The location of the house where Clarity had been raped was less than a half mile away. "We'll certainly keep it for a while anyway." Yippee!" Vicky let loose with an excited.