It was a relieved pair of fathers who saw the rest of the party return intact.After such a display of stamina and speed, the more knowing horsemen beg...ed Azure to let them breed their mares from her strange but noble foreign horse.Later that evening Amelia spoke to her father and Eric's offer was accepted. On the Monday morning Amelia declared her betrothal to Eric. Preparations were made for a late spring or early summer wedding. We were invited to spend Christmas at the Earl's house, but in. Okay, get out of my head now. It's great to see you again, Clint.Same here. I'm still in love with you, Leah, I said.Then I got out of her head.I got out of Leah's head and jumped into Jim Evans's.I'll be go to hell, he thought. That's Vince Smith. A younger Vince Smith. The gray hair is gone, but ... I thought he was dead. It was in all the papers. Suicide, the papers said. Hoo, boy, have I got a story to tell when I get back to Houston.Dammit, he recognized me. Stonewall him."Vince," Evans. "Hello?" "Hi, may I speak with Steve, please?" "This is Steve." "I thought so, but I wanted to be sure. This is Bob." "Oh, Hi. How's it going?" "Pretty good, how about you?" "Oh, not too bad; I'm expecting Heather back in a few days, so I'm feeling pretty good." "Actually, that's why I called." "Yeah, I figured that; so have you thought over what we talked about?" "Yes, and if you're sure you still want me to, I'd love to sleep with your wife." "Excellent! But I can practically guarantee you. ’ And she reached up and kissed me gently. ‘Marcy, I don’t want to spoil the mood, but you should see a doctor just in case.’ She blushed as she got my meaning, ‘I will call for an appointment first thing in the morning. You’re such I wonderful man, I wish it had been you in the bar.’ Now it was my turn to blush. Bart took the lead as we went out the door. ‘Hey partner, I won’t tell Donna about your new girlfriend if you don’t say a word about the tears.’ ‘Deal.’ I said as I popped him on the.