I've been suspected of being a voyeur, a pervert and called strange. Good night."Terri lay down on the left side the tent with Alex beside her towards...the center. Abby lay down on the right side of the tent with me between her and Alex. Alex and Terry lay on their sides, cuddled together, covered by my sleeping bag. Abby and I spooned together, covered by her sleeping bag.I kissed Abby on the back of her neck. Abby said, "Good night lover."A couple minutes later Terri said quietly, "Alex, your. "No, it was different from my wife, but wasn't bad." I said."Good, cause that was my first real kiss." She said."Wait, you've never even kissed a guy?" I asked."No." She said. "Not before you. This whole thing has been weird." You're telling me." I said."Shakzula, the mic rula, the old schoola, you won a trip, he'll bring it to ya!" My phone chimed. I grabbed it and swiped across the screen to answer it. I hit the speaker button."Yello!" I said loudly."Mr. Smalls? This is the clinic, where you. "I'm faster than he is. So I figure I got a better chance." Why don't you just stay out of it, Ann?" Jacob asked. "There is no reason for you to die. I'm at a ranch down in Texas. You could come with us — both of you could, you know — we'd get you set up there." Wouldn't matter," Ann replied. "Someday, either Dan's gonna kill you or you're gonna kill him." Doesn't have to be today though," Jacob said.In the end, it did have to be that day. Ann relayed Jacob's offer. A chance for Dan and Ann to. “And your brothers,” he arched a brow, “Were they protective of you growing up?”Good Lord. I almost snorted. Should I just ask if he wants a memoirs instead of a painting?I thought back about all the bruises, grass stain, and skinned knees from being shoved around by my brothers; all the caterpillars they’d dropped in my hair while I was drawing, and that time they tied me to the crooked sycamore behind our house with my jump rope, and left me there, cussing and spitting til well after dusk..