"Then after the funeral." I decidedly spoke."With your help that won't be necessary." She smiled. "I'll bet you were wondering what you were helping a... old woman do with all of those items earlier today, weren't you?" I stood there with a puzzled look on my face. Now I was confused."Ma'am, with Ashley gone, you will never be able to keep Amber here with you. I figured you wanted to skip out with her and I so we could keep everyone together. I'm sorry, I don't understand." I shook my head in. Rapid-fire Spanish to the little girl. She walks around to the passenger side of my SUV. I unlock the door, reach over, open it. Surprisingly she gets in, a resigned expression on her face. She at least has the presence to close the door and put on a seatbelt.I hand him the two bills and take off. Didn’t even get a receipt. Wonder if Bill’s gonna let me claim this purchase on expenses without it.One thing about it. Now I am totally awake. Once I’m out of the guy’s sight, I ask the obvious. He smiled in return, his smile was so genuine and perfect. His teeth fit perfectly in his mouth and it really set off his green eyes. He was really breathtaking. He was very attractive with short light brown hair that only covered some of his face. He had a dark skin tone as if he was Spanish or Greek. He was very tall too. I only reached his shoulder and we were sitting. His body was very firm, as he was wearing a tight shirt. He didn’t seem like the jock but not quite a nerd either. It was. It wasn’t a fortune, but it’ll be enough for me to acquire you food and gear that should tide you over for a couple of months, and in addition to that, you’ve got the dead men’s horses and gear that you could trade. I think if we can find the right person to deal with, I can get you provisioned for the next four months.”“You could, Marshal, sir?” Cecily enquired anxiously. “Why that would be great.”“It would be,” Ben admitted readily. “We just need to find the right place to shop.”At that the.