" After that. but before the cop," he nodded in the direction of the blue pile. He was still asleep."Oh ... when I cut off Miss Nosy Barker's hand?" Y...ah ... then." I popped back to Fourteenth Century Sagami Provence, Japan and commissioned a tachi from Gorō Nyūdō Masamune, paid for it in gold from California I mined before Sutter built his mill, worked with my grandmother I don't know how many generations removed in 3500 BCE Egypt for 16 months while the sword was being made, flashed back to. She was sitting at the counter talking to Maria, and gave me a big smile as I walked in. I gave her a hug and a kiss before telling her that I’d hired both men. She thought that was wonderful even after I told her they both needed training.At her questioning look I explained, “We’re going to take them back to the Estancia with us and put them through Apache training, followed by the scout/sniper training Yolanda and her team are putting together. I also want to delay our visit to cousin George. I was very happy for her. It had been years since she had that smile on her face. Her energy was high. She was all rushing to leave home. She grabbed her vanity bag from the walkway and started walking towards the main door. I stood up to wish her a goodbye. As she wore her sandals, my eyes were irritated by the view of her bra strap. I was frustrated, I couldn’t do anything. She left home saying she would be back by evening.After much thinking, I calmed myself down saying there was no harm in. Since people were moving around, I knew that if I didn't run, I would lay awake filled with guilt.I refused to clean up though. That being the case, I dressed in my tight fleece running pants, and my tight long sleeve fleece knit shirt. After that I wrapped my lightweight holster and belt around my waist just before I pulled the thick sweatshirt over my head. I wore heavy socks and cheap running shoes. I wasn't even close to being a speed runner. Yes I had lied to Gypsy. I was also not a long.