Tanya let the fabric of her dress fall back over her knees, embarrassed at what she had heard and embarrassed at the situation she had unwittingly led...them to.Iona tried to talk her way out of the corner that she had led herself into. “Is sitting on that decking a good idea in a white dress?”“Probably not. But those are not the stains I was thinking about.” It was Tanya’s turn to pause and blush at what she had said.They did not meet each other’s gaze.Iona was the first to speak, “I think we. Kabhi try nahi kiya to kya. Aaaj kar leejiye. Chalo mai apne dono hi ke liye margarita bana deta hun. That will be easy. Theek Hai?” I offered her a solution, or nearly thrust her with that one. I knew she was going to take it. “Theek hai. Thodisi try kartee hun. Came her words. As I was blending the drinks, the devil struck me. What if this is the opportunity to make my fantasy about her come true? I thought. May be I would get lucky and have sex with my mother-in-law.I knew she would get. She gave a feeble little wave. Barry, our older brother, as always, remained seated on the couch looking as he had all his life. Wearing his one expression-- the old _Barry sitting around with his shit-eating grin_ look. The man who could honestly state _All my life I've sat and ate shat_.Me? I was the busted-rubber baby.I looked around and thought _who are these people?_ It was just like being a child again--all those unanswered questions. Not that growing up had clarified much of it.Mom, the. I scooted back to the cave as fast as I could, arriving just in time to watch as Zeke and his riders lined up in front of the cave. Hill had sand, I’ll give him that. He grinned and asked why they were trespassing on private property.“Last I heard, me and my brother had legal claim to this valley and all the gold in it. Where is Brad?” Zeke was smiling but it wasn’t reaching his eyes.“Yeah, about that. He sold this place to us saying he was sole owner. You could ask him I suppose, if you could.