He kept telling himself that as he gazed at the TV with sightless eyes.After an hour of mindless television, Aly yawned. "Are you ready for bed?"He de...perately hoped she'd go to her own room."If you don't mind, I'll sleep in here tonight," she said, dashing his hopes for a painless separation."I don't know..." I forgot to call the manager about my air conditioner," she said. "It still makes a racket. I can't sleep with it on."Henry didn't think she'd "forgotten" at all."Please, Dad?" Sure,. We’re camped beside a regular trail so we’ve a much higher risk of being attacked during the night than we did last night.AlbuquerqueThe next morning we’re up with the dawn again and we’re soon on our way. We reach Albuquerque about noon and we stop outside a place selling hot meals that’s run by some Mexicans. We get down and set the animals right with food and water before we go inside for a hot meal while leaving Apollo, the alpha male Great Dane, in charge of the wagons. The meals are a lot. O'Connor seemed puzzled by what Blake had said but then smiledagain. Blake observed that she was a strikingly attractive woman.Middle aged with long blonde hair. She was wearing a simple A-Linedress which gracefully reflected her curves. As she sat in the chairwith her legs crossed, Blake saw that she was wearing stockings andhigh heeled shoes. She said, "well why don't you sit down and chat withme until the girls are ready? Come sit over here." She indicated a spotnear her on the sofa. When he. ‘Ray? Is everything okay? You seem nervous.’ ‘Yes, Miss Gallaway, it’s just that… that I think I love you.’ Silence filled the classroom. She started into his young green eyes. Although only eighteen, she could see that this was hurting him, confessing something so big and personal. Although, he also seemed relieved to finally have shared. To be honest, she was extremely flattered. This was a good looking kid. ‘Ray. You love me?’ she asked ‘Yes, at least I think I do. I can’t eat, I can’t.