" A sudden lightness took over his face. "Ummmm, maybe you can do an old man a big favor and brush the rust off it before it snaps off? Nah, too much ...o ask, I knows. At ma age, I can be offensive and still forgivn. Hell, I ain't got nothin to lose and probly not many days left to ask. So, tell me, what WUZ you doin in heah before I got on? I mean egzactly."Ann was visibly shocked and slyly admonished, "Now Art, that's none of our business. Just be happy I'm not one of those prudes who'd report. A force to be reckoned with. He put his hand on Red’s arm to calm him down but Red looked at him and shook his head. ‘Not this time Josh. Maybe the Sheriff can’t do anything but I can,’ Red told him. Seeing the worry on Josh’s face he said, ‘Don’t worry, I’m just goin to give those boys a friendly warning,’ he continued, grimly smiling at his partner. Josh nodded and followed Red toward the saloon. Red crossed the dirt street and called out to Rafe and Barry as they dismounted. They turned and. She was somewhere between her late 20’ies and early 30’ies. Her make-up had been washed away by tears, they made her look like a raccoon. This was just the kind of excuse I needed. I offered her a paper napkin. She seemed a little surprised when I handed it to her, but took it and wiped her face clean. She blew her nose and threw the napkin in the trash. ‘Thanks,’ she said hoarsely. ‘You’re welcome,’ I answered. I half expected her to start telling me her life’s sad story, now that we had. Looking back on it now, I know that I was completely insane.Things had started with physical needs and an offer of physical play, but in my mind, things had gone far beyond that simple beginning. The need for Doug burned inside me. It was almost painful in its intensity. And the more he touched me, the more I needed him. What had started as heavy petting had ended with me practically raping the poor boy. And what had begun as a high school crush had expanded in my mind. I was suddenly.