I saw one of the instructors that had taught us in the past. "Tim!" I waved.Tim was the best on the mountain. "We got a rookie in our midst; can you t...ke him to the beginners?" I asked."Sure," Tim said as he looked at all of us. He knew the whole family as we came here every year. "You must be the rookie," he said as he looked at Gregg."That would be me," Gregg laughed."Come on," Tim nodded. "I will get you going in no time." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~“You cheated!” Katy said as she. Still, he couldn’t quite keep brittleness out of his voice. “You’ve got it all wrong, you know. Anyway, you’re one to talk.”“Me? What does this have to do with me?”“When you and I hooked up, was Kathryn my pimp or yours? If that’s your definition, then she’s obviously one or the other, right? Maybe both?”The diminutive Russian’s eyes flared, her fists clenched, and she seemed like she was about to explode in righteous fury. And then, in an instant, it all melted away. “So this was because of. .." I stated nervously. I hadn't thought about Charli's mama the whole time, though she didn't reach the standing of my six-foot-two frame she was certainly close to it, and she seemed very threatening, and protective. She stared at me, as if she was sizing me up, taking the bag out of my hands she said, "Listen to me boy, my daughter Charli is my heart, she's my only child and I will do anything to protect her and prevent her from heartbreak. You hurt her heart and I'll see to it that you. Kramer,” Jenny said. As she spoke, she slipped off her chair and ended up on her back at his feet. But she just ignored it and continued, “I made the girls do it—”She was interrupted by the vehement objections of the three who were still conscious. And then one of them toppled over.Moments later the first EMTs arrived. Each of the pair started examining an unconscious woman. Then the senior of the two spoke into a two-way radio, then started to examine Jenny Clark. From the way his eyes.