Ezra and Sean had drawn their carbines and ridden off into the woods to try to get behind the bandits, as was their standard reply to this sort of gre...ting. Sean spotted six horses picketed back from the road, safe from the shooting. That told him that they faced six bandits, with one of them dead or wounded.Sean was behind the bandits, now, but he didn't want to get too close for fear that he would be shot by fire from the coach. He got off his horse and hitched it to a convenient bush; he. You had a nightmare and you reacted in your sleep. That's all."I picked Kari up, and sat in my chair, holding her across my lap. I gently rocked her.Jane came down the stairs and opened the cabinet. I watched as she heated some water with the teapot and tore open some envelopes she took from a canister she pulled out of a lower cabinet. The water started steaming and she filled the five cups and carried them over. Passing out the hot chocolate we sipped it and talked for an hour.With a yawn, I. My heart will skip a beat, as it always does, when I hear her unlock my door. I’ll close my eyes and count to four. That’s how long it takes for the next sound to travel to me, the sound of my door closing behind her. Painfully, the sound will come right on queue. It always does. Once, just fucking once, I wish it wouldn’t. I’d accept any amount of time longer than the cursed, four seconds. One second longer. Half of a heartbeat longer. A bat of an eye longer. A sign, to tell me she is. He cameup to me and took my hand in his just as Nana walked up. Not knowing whatto do I held his hand as I looked at her. I saw her smile at me, andrushed to hug her, leaving Stan just standing there, but I quickly tookhis hand again."I want you girls to come by this afternoon, and bring your suits. We'lluse the pool. okay?" Sure Nana," Megan and I said as one.She looked at Stan again, saw us holding hands and smiled, then left usstanding there."I, uh, I was wondering if maybe we could see a.