...I leaned back on the bed and groaned, I was sore after our trip to the gym. Alexa just laughed and stretched, watching me die from exhaustion. "I t...ld you that last set would destroy me," I complained and felt the smooth and wonderful sensation of relaxing my muscles.Alexa looked at herself in the mirror, still in her small blue crop top and tight black shorts. She was flat and athletic but my best friend had a really cute face. "At least that's the worst thing you have to complain about!. Since we have four now, with the two who wandered in during the winter, that'll give us eight hired men. I figure we'll need about eight more than that to start with, then when we're in St Louis or St Joseph, we'll need to pick up a wagon master and a scout. If we can pick up enough men to drive the wagons and to move Rawhide's herd, you can leave at any time that Sam is ready to travel." Ed. I think you can take off whenever you want. Rawhide, Stu, and I can handle hiring the other men and. Saturday was always bath night, though, since we went to church on Sunday morning. She would read or watch TV while I took my bath.She started getting bizarre one night when I was about halfway through my bath. She knocked at the half open door. "Danny? Can I come in?" she called. I had gotten a bit shy about nudity but I told her she could. I thought she had to pee or something and it was the only bathroom in the house.She came in and sat on the closed toilet. She just sat there grinning at. "I shuddered. Mary was seriously turning June into a killer. I didn't think this was a good idea, but apparently, my thoughts on the matter weren't solicited by the people that made the decisions.Actually, there was a part of me that liked the idea of June--and possible even Debbie and Aimee--learning basic weapons usage. Aimee seemed to have an idea that either I or the family would need a bodyguard, and I have never known any of Aimee's premonitions to be wrong. Even if we never had to use.