Now I’d known Annie for a long time but I hadn’t seen her since her husband Bill was buried – killed when a blow-out on the oil rig he was worki...’ on over by Odessa caught on fire. Annie – the Little Annie came from her bein’ an even five foot tall (she claimed!) – was the sister of one of the hands I had helpin’ me for seasonal work once in a while. She looked over at me with a small smile and asked, ‘Hey, Bobby, buy a girl a drink?’ I looked her in the eye and mumbled, ‘Annie, I ain’t such. It will be a surprise. The balance of the trip is uneventful; actually, Jayden falls asleep. Driving on the uneven plowing of the roadway up to the ranch house wakes her."Oh Don, I am so happy to be here with you! Thank you for everything. This will be my best Christmas ever!" You will certainly make my Christmas. Usually I spend it with the hands playing cards in the bunkhouse. This year will be memorable!"As the van comes to a stop, a number of the hands help with the unloading of Jayden's. ”Her colleague had better things to do anyway. What do Icare, as long as we can get her out of the picturesooner than later!She followed me out the side door. A couple of greedy,stupid sales people were still having a cigarette andswearing about how they enjoyed their intoxicatedweekends. I sat down and she sat beside me on thewooden bench. All she was wearing on her legs was apair of high heeled sandals and a very short whiteskirt I couldn’t make a tea towel out of. All I could do. We began to take off our clothes as we passed through our quaint lounge room fitted out with nineteenth century homestead furniture including a comfortable, heavy, soft sofa. On our comfy bed we lie naked. The night was humid and a cooling breeze passes over us through the open windows. The slight chill causes your nipples to become erect and inviting. Nature created a Stravinsky type composition arousing our passions. Although just past dusk, birds joined in the chorus with other tiny.