Simone was standing on the edge of our group chatting and laughing with some girls. I caught her eye and smiled a friendly hi and received a gorgeous ...mile in return. I forced myself to not stare and continued chatting with my friends, enjoying the night. Stealing the odd look every now and than I caught her looking at me. At first I thought I was imagining it, fantasizing with myself when suddenly she came over and said goodbye to me. We hadn’t actually said hello but she was saying she was. I picked up the two coins that I had dropped before examining the nearest bandit. Helen went to look after the other one.We found a total of $53 between the two, so this was not a bad way to start the morning. We looted the men and left them lying beside the road, but we took their horses to sell at the next town. We didn't want to return to the previous town, because we were likely to attract more unwelcome attention.The next town was somewhat larger than the last one, so there were four. "Ms. Wolcott?" Yes?" I managed to answer."You have a beautiful baby boy." And with that the nurse laid a blanket wrapped bundle in my arms.Oh no! I wasn't supposed to see him. I found out later my premature labor had caught the adoption agency and the doctor off guard. Instead of being whisked away immediately, I was holding him.I tried to tell myself I wouldn't look at him. I knew if I spent even a little time I wouldn't be able to let him go. But my eyes were drawn to him, and I looked.He WAS. Two men from the force decided that 'no fucking little girl was going to treat a Marine like that' and she nailed them both with severe concussions ... hospital for days and the town was worried about the outcome.I, on the other hand, had a second lawsuit in the courts. The department was determined to 'force' a confession and the camera doesn't lie. I looked awful.About halfway through my first life I was set upon by experts and escaped into the jungle ... leaving behind me a collection of the.