Then she directs her attention down to Bart. “We’ll be back before dark.”“Alright, ma’am,” he says, tipping his hat once again at her. “...’ll be here waitin’.”Again, Jessica leads the way down the path with Casey following and watching as she sways and bounces. He quickly forgets the jab about Jessie liking him and all the other stuff. He isn’t angry with Bart, as he knows it’s just the man’s way of poking at a couple of city people, or more specifically him. He can tell the large man has an eye. As the weeks and months passed, I became more than ever enamoured with this Russian who I knew to be beautiful. Although no more than her hands and face were ever in plain sight, I could tell from every movement that Jana made that she possessed a lithe grace which spoke of a slender, athletic form. But there was something more than the physical attraction developing. I often paused to watch Jana with the other women and even on their darkest days, I could see the smiles gradually spread among. .....................................................................................................................................................................Elsie checked on Ralph several more times... he was having a blast... She sat alone for a bit then returned to Mackay...---- My husband is drunk as a skunk Mackay... I am stuck here... I guess we will be taking a cab home... serves him right... he will have to cab it back in the morning... it-s going to cost him a pretty penny...---. A guy in a motorized easy chair came buzzing by. He wore a top hat and some sort of furry loincloth. Behind the couch was a dusty red Radio Flyer piled with bags of ice. "Mornin'," I nodded as he went by.He tipped his hat genially. "Mornin', neighbor!"An Asian woman sauntered by in the opposite direction, wearing only a straw cowboy hat and a toddler tee. Her golden skin glistened with sunscreen as she swayed, her bare feet raising little clouds of dust with each step. Rapt, I watched her bare.