The three new arrivals definitely did not notice, as their minds were on a much more serious matter: budgeting. Sitting in the ramshackle local tavern...they tried to puzzle their way out of the mess they had found themselves in.The three had been adventuring together for some time, but had yet to build any renown. Their leader was Lady Naomi, a striking figure, powerfully built but with delicate, refined facial features, her fiery red hair flowing in a long braid. Her milky white freckled skin. " I have my panties on. Just cuddle me, please?" How can you resist a request like that from a pretty girl lying almost naked in your arms? She pulled my hand to her breast and in minutes we were asleep spooned together with my rather rigid pole trapped against her butt.My internal alarm rang at four-thirty. Stay safe on the road, Honey, I thought to Rhonda, about to deliver her papers. It was odd. I still woke up every morning at the time I knew she was getting ready to deliver newspapers.. Suddenly, Buzz jumped out of his seat with a look of mock horror on his face. "Coffee. Coffee. I'm out of coffee." Then yelling across the cafe, much to everyone else's embarrassed amusement, Buzz yelled, "Another espresso over here!" When Buzz had sat back down with a shit eaten grin on his face, he looked at the others and asked "What?" "And you say Ma.....I'm the crazy one." Angel said with a smile though Buzz just shrugged. For the rest of the lunch they continued to talk, mostly of. ”It took a half hour before they had wrangled the new horses, complimenting the mounts. I promised them when we got back we’d visit Senor Gomez.My father and brother rode beside me and Brad, as we told them the story of how I came to own the ranch. They grinned, then turned serious. “That letter you sent Marshall Jenkins started a storm, son. Those brands come from three different states and a territory. We’ve heard rumors of an organized ring of rustlers, but his is the first concrete proof.