So&hellip, its not his? I asked cautiously. Hell no!, we laughed together as that seemed both crazy to both of us. The moment of silence that followe... drug out to impossible levels. So how far along are you? I tried to make small talk. She seemed cheerful to talk about it, Only a month or so, she smiled and touched her still flat stomach as if she could already feel the microscopic being already growing insider her. It was morning sickness real bad last week. I think my body was just changing. " I can't figure why, 'less they wuz trying to drive Jenkins off his land. They done the same thin' to all the other ranches they hit, too." Wuz the ranches in a line, like a railroad might want to run a track?" Nope, the ranches are kind of scattered. It's shore got me confused!" Maybe we should take a look, tomorrow. Ezra's a right smart good tracker. He might see sumpthin' important." OK, meet me here tomorrow right after breakfast an' I'll take y'all out fer a look."The two rangers got a. I shut the back up and walked towards the group. Two stood up while the rest just continued talking."What do you want?" the first guy asked me."Well." started looking around at the group. "I have something for you that you will all like." What beer or money?" one of sitting men said laughing."Better." I replied. "I have a slut in that van that will fuck and suck all of you dry."They all stopped talking and stood up. "Bullshit!" one said out loud. "No fucking way!" another said. "How much?". I’ll want to spend the night playing and talking with you.”Tom nodded and kissed her. “Sometime soon though, we’ll create some private time to be together.”“Oh, absolutely!” More brief kisses, and then with a groanMadisonled Tom to her bedroom door and pushed him out. She surprised herself by falling asleep very soon afterwards.Time: Friday, March 1, 2019 9:27 AMThe convoy of six kayaks reentered the central current and started the last leg of their journey to the island Tom and Mandy had.