Finally, we stopped at a door. He needed several keys to open it. When he did, he nudged me inside and followed behind me. He locked the door behind u.... The room resembled a prison cell, but without bars. The walls were made of concrete and the air was cold and damp. There was a bed in the corner and a wooden chair was placed next to the bed. On the floor was a white basin. In the opposite corner was a toilet. “This is where you will stay, Natalie… I pick out the nicest room for you,” he said. I told her that i will book a room in a nice hotel and we can meet their and have fun.She thought for a moment and told me that she will have to come up with a reason to leave home for such a long time and will have to make arrangements for the kids until she returns home. She told me that she will call me the next day and confirm the date. I was so happy to hear that and was in cloud nine. I couldnt sleep that night and was dreaming about the day and all the fun i am going to have with the. “How do you know?” Paul pressed. “Trust me, I know." Two beers down and the sun had set. Still, there was no show. The light came on in Dannye’s room and we watched with anticipation to see the show. Ten minutes passed. “I think we got stood up,” Paul remarked. "Hold on, wait a sec." Dannye’s silhouette appeared in the window. As quickly as she appeared, she disappeared. She was toying with us. I called Dannye’s cell phone. There was no answer. I re-dialed the number. “What?” Dannye asked,. Maybe this would make it up to him. "How about if we pick up where we left off last weekend, with five dogs, and let you run the seven-dog?" Fine with me," he smiled."You ladies like to help out?" Mears said to Kirsten and Jackie. "Like I said, there's not a lot of us, and it works better if everybody pitches in. My wife, Vicky, could use some help with the timekeeping, and there's plenty of other things to do." Sure, I don't mind," Kirsten said. "Better than just standing around in the cold.".