Wives and families greeted their men. Elrik had no one special to welcome him. That evening, there was a great celebration with much food and drink. T...e single women flirted with Elrik, this night though he was not interested in bedding any of them. He went to his dwelling, sat on the edge of his bed. There, he contemplated what had happened to him on the battlefield. Bent over with his face in his hands, Elrik tried to come to grasps with what had happened to him."Elrik it is I, Hildr the. She was in her mens clothes but some how they now looked sexy on her. Maybe it was because I knew what lay waiting beneath them. She wiped her brow and leaned down to get something out of the oven. Oh, youre awake sleepy head. Have a seat Lisa, its lasagna. I made it from scratch. My mouth started watering immediately and I sat at the table. Yummy! My favorite! Jamie chuckled and it was like music to my ears. She dished it out and sat my plate in front of me with a fork sticking out. I scooped. "He gave a little grin. "Just stay there and be a nice little girl for him." I'm 22 years old not a little girl!" she said resentfully."You know what I mean Debbie." He patted her cheek and then got up to leave.Debbie lay waiting; she didn't have too wait long. Her bed room door slowly opened again and as she sat up the man came in. Her first thought was it's the wrong time of year for Santa.But this man was not jolly. He was big and fat and had the silvery hair and the bushiest beard she'd. Behind me, inside the truck's flatbed, I heard Jill exclaim, "Holy shit! You killed him. Oh my God, you killed him – you shot him in the chest. You shot the other man too – oh, my God, he's bleeding – oh, blood! Oh, shit. Oh, shit." I could hear a hysterical edge in her voice. She was barely holding it together. With one hand on the rifle, I used the other to help Jill climb over the side and get down from the truck bed. I gave her a hug and felt the trembling in her small frame.I secured the.