Why the omission?Plausible deniability maybe?Shame?Or just good old fashioned fear?Maybe it was there before, unaware of what it was truly for without...the light to give it a real purpose. Who knows. One night, that was all it took for it to eradicate what had been made before. A single night, and the world around us crumpled into blood and dust before them. Most of it anyway. In darkness, they swept silently over us while we slept soundly in our beds. Following the night they rode, riding. I had seen enough. Trent and I looked at each other, and then I stepped up to the girl."That's good enough," I said, much to her relief. The girl rejoined her friends on the ground. Hennessey, unused to such interruptions, looked like he was about to upbraid me for my brashness, but Mrs. Williams quietly put her hand on his arm and said something softly to him. He looked at her, getting a little redder in the face, but he stayed back.I asked the kids to introduce themselves and tell us about. "What?" Yes, the car I bought for her is kind of powerful and she got busted for speeding and spent the night in jail. We bailed her out this morning and then gave her a serious talking to. She was last seen in her room tending to a very sore bottom."Ashlee snickered as did Julie. "Yes, we spanked her."Both ladies hid their smiles at the thought of spanking the bottom of a teenage girl. "What is the court going to do to her?" Julie asked after getting herself under control."We don't know yet.. I'm not sure who is going tobring May's truck to her though. Probably Lightfoot, but I think maybeyou and Longreach should decide who's going to haul Danny's car." You've talked to Longreach?" He's right here beside me, turn on your video chat. I'm going to goforward to the cab and let you two have some privacy. I think youshould show him your new jewelry." Momma!" Hey, I think you might match, besides he's worried you won't like his.I love you sweetheart, see you soon."I'd managed to get in a.