”“Nope, ‘I ain’t scared of no naked ladies!’” I imitated the tone of a phrase that had become famous from a movie.“Why don’t you join ...e then?” she asked, again resting her hand on me (but that time on my thigh, with a little squeeze).“What? Here? Now?” I looked around again. About fifty feet away, a couple had claimed two other chairs. The guy was nude and his companion was topless. I looked back at her. Her smile was a challenge. “Your husband doesn’t care if you sunbathe naked with strange. I lit a torch with my cigarette lighter and we were astounded at the expanse of this cavern. There was even a stream of running water passing through. We decided to follow the stream to see where it exited the cave. We walked nearly a mile before we came to a place where the stream disappeared through a small hole in the wall of the cavern.The hole was large enough to pass Alice's body, but her head would be under water. Obviously, there was no way I could follow the stream any farther, but. That woman, the woman who found the courage to reveal herself to Gabriel MacAdams in order to close the tender trap, was my gift to my sisters. She delivered my payment for all that the sisterhood had done for me. The truth was, I hadn't even used my mask in months, not since the night with Gabe. I had no need for gaining experience with other men while I found a new wife for Gabe. I met with him several times until we found a suitable candidate from the many who jumped at the chance to be his. Perhaps that was the solution - to have someone travel with me. Michelle was the obvious person to fill the role, and maybe that was the best way to help me stay on the narrow path. The concern there was that she was pregnant, and at some point, wouldn’t be able to travel, and once the baby was born, probably wouldn’t WANT to travel. There was no way Jessica or Kara could travel with me, and I didn’t know of any other alternatives.One way to deal with it was to limit my trips, which, in the.