They want too much for the product. It’s that simple. Later on, maybe they get more reasonable.’ Sammy nodded and swerved to miss a huge pothole. ...he highway was anything but smooth. ‘Funny thing,’ Conrad said, ‘these guys started as vigilantes. They were anti-crime, but push came to shove they learned trafficking in drugs was even more beneficial to them then stopping crime.’ ‘Sounds like if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em,’ Sammy laughed, then lit a cigarette. ‘Been a lot of killing in these. ”She looked back up at my face with delight in her blue eyes. “Really?”I nodded.“Well I also liked what you did with my boobs,” she said, eyes glazing with the recollection. “The way you touched me ... as if I was pretty.”Are you serious?“Pen, has nobody ever told you you’re pretty?”She sighed, setting her lips in a hard line. “I asked a boy to spring dance, and he laughed at me.”“Oh, Princess, that’s—”“He called me a little girl. He said—”My heart broke. “Penny, sweetheart, that’s not. You know, if nothing ever happens, at least it’s written down somewhere. That’s all.”I frowned, and then opened my desk drawer. “Are we talking about the same picture?”“Oh ... Too subtle, I guess.”“Subtle?”“You didn’t look at the photo closely enough.”“Okay ... Wait, did you just outright tell me I missed something?” I exclaimed.“Maybe?”“Losing your touch!” I cried.“Not really. You seemed to be complaining about it way too much, so I put you out of your misery.”“Hmm. I don’t believe. We have never seen him like that ever,” Sammy said.“It’s good to be scared sometimes, but we won’t continue that way. Cautious, yes; scared, no.”Tim came back about an hour later and told us there was a town up ahead. We were in town before sundown, the horses in the stable, our rooms secured with our supplies in them. We had been to the stores, acquired more supplies and brought them back to the rooms.We sat in a corner of the dining room and were eating when the owner came over. “I’m.