.. had some problems lately." She didn't want her visitors to know that she didn't have the extra money to have her steps and walkway regularly shovel...d clear.Coats hung up, the three now in the living room, Mrs. Kimbrel ushered them to seats. "And how are Hope and her puppy?" she asked, her voice revealing worry. "Marcy" (the Matthews' neighbor) "has told me the puppy is fine, but..." Sugar is in perfect health, and Hope adores her. Spike is also great, and both puppies have a ball playing. Please say you’ll do it.”Nik got a bad vibe from how overly excited the man was for hiring him for a simple photoshoot.“I guess I could. I don’t have any plans. I just need to know how to get to the location.”“Great! I’ll text you the location and directions. Don’t worry, it is an easy job. Easy money.”“How much?”Before Nik could get an answer, the man hung up.“Right…this is definitely not weird,” he said sarcastically. “Whatever, I really don’t have anything to do on Saturday. What is the. Washington had ta make a decision 'bout where ta put his men. He put one man on point, Bill Ziggy, but the rest stayed with the wagons. Bill wuz picked up on this occasion, cuz we didn't want ta take a chance on him bein' shot by us by mistake. Bill wuz glad ta come in, cuz he said Washington wuz startin' ta act down-right crazy. He had no idee who wuz shootin' at his wagon train, an' he wuz startin' ta see ghosts, it seemed like. A body didn't dare come up on him without makin' a lot of noise,. I put my panties and slacks on. I started to take Mark's shirt off only to discover that my bra wasn't included in the bundle. Oh well. I looked in the mirror and grimaced. I managed to comb my short hair with my fingers but I still looked like the wrath of God. I shrugged. If seeing me like this didn't drive him away then maybe he really was the one I had been dreaming about.I took a deep breath and opened the door, to the sound and scent of bacon frying. That was nice. Mark was pouring coffee.