"Down those steps, then out past the porch. Please. I want it this way. I swear. Go!"The three couples realized that their arguments would do no good....They turned and hurried down the stairs. The fire was spreading through the house. They could see it in some of the rooms on the first floor. They ran out onto the porch, then down the steps. Harry jumped into the van and released the break. It coasted down the hill, stopping about thirty feet from the house. Fred and Max came over carrying. “Heck, yeah!” John smiled. “You’re looking hot tonight, Redbush. You look like you need a fucking from a strong man.” I smiled innocently. They laughed and agreed.I lead them over and introduced them to Liam, asking their names as I did so, to complete the farce. I excused myself to the lady’s room leaving the men to discuss plans. When I returned, they were all smiling at me. A round of shots awaited my return.“Can you handle two men?” Liam asked me. I looked at John and James.I leaned into. A story about lust. A story about the flesh. Some people resist better than others. Some people are less lustful than others. Lust is of course, one of the seven deadly sins. We are all born in original sin. But for some, at some part of their lives, lust of the body was part of their destiny. I say that because this is how Daisy and myself reconnected... at a strip club. Lillian, one of the girls that guys went crazy for in high school... is a bartender... in a strip club. My cousin works at. ”“I agree. Let me get something then I’ll be ready to go.”Moments later Kyle returns with a pistol in his hand. He moves the maps and Jonas’ notebooks back into the safe and locks it. He checks the pistol, making sure it’s loaded, and the safety is on. Satisfied he’s as prepared as he can be he puts the gun in his belt, at the small of his back, and slips on a light jacket. Though it’s somewhat chilly the jacket is more to hide the pistol than anything else. They exit the front door and he.