The had the drop on me, so I had no choice but to raise my hands. One of the men said, "Use your left hand and carefully take your guns from their hol...ters and drop them on the ground."Now there was the break that I had been hoping for. I was almost as good with my left hand as I was with my right, but the bandit didn't know that. Furthermore, my guns were double action, so the hammer did not have to be pulled back with my thumb as was normal for a single action pistol. Slowly, I reached with. We placed her suitcases in my car and I drove away. Lisa said, “I bet you’re surprised that neither one left and the explanations were sketchy.”I nodded slowly. “That’s true. Jennifer wouldn’t even shake my hand as we left.”Lisa said, “I’m not surprised. It’s a lengthy story but we have time. First, I want to know what will be expected of me.”“I’m not sure how to explain or answer that. You would be a partner in our group fight for survival. I think I can speak for Ed and Bert that nothing more. Even though it was longer, it would be free of traffic and people, two things she could do without for the rest of the day. On the coast road, she found the peace she had craved for all that day, and this gave her time to look and view the scenery. She caught sight of the sea crashing against the large rocks, and she decided to pull over and watch for a while.As she sat in the car, she became aware of how sweaty and sticky she was, especially her back and legs. She sat forward to free herself. ’ Lorraine and I laughed and Lorraine said ‘Well I’ve got to go shopping at some point today and I thought we might all go out for dinner. We do seem to be a threesome now…’ The last part was in the form of a question and aimed directly at Chrissy. Chrissy gave a big smile and said ‘I would love that!’ They both looked at me expectantly. I looked from one to the other, wondering how a person’s world can turn on a sixpence. Less than a year ago I was without a girlfriend, having to sell a house.