They also included Paul's services, but there was no repayment for the emotional turmoil and stress that the fire and Bentley's antics had caused.Anot...her pleasant surprise was the settlement from Elite Education. After Paul's fees, we had seventy thousand dollars to put in the bank, far more than we were led to expect. It would be the down payment on a house and the furnishings.As Spring set in, we spent every weekend looking for a proper place to live. We had decided that if we could, we would. "Baby's jealous." Ivan snickered. "You get him tomorrow, don't you?" So not the same thing!" Juan pouted. "Ay! I'm so hot I could burst!" There you are!" Gloria called out from the doorway, drink in hand. "Oh and you brought both of them! John, I could kiss you!" Hello, Ms. Tavish." Juan flounced off and gave Gloria an air kiss. "You look fab. I love your hair; did you cut it?"Ivan tucked in the back of his shirt and wrapped his arms around mine. "Promise me we can leave a nice wet mess on. ”Wow this is almost as beautiful as you “ I said to Beth as she stripped and dove into the water. I also stripped and dove in the water following her over to where the falling water made like a dish in the rocks. She climbed up and sat down waiting for me “this was my secret hiding spot” she said. It was almost like a bathtub and the water swirled around our bodies like a Jacuzzi .It was cooler but still refreshing and the sounds of the water falling was rather calming. I was sitting across. Afore anybody could react, there wuz another pair of blasts from Ezra's shotgun, an' the last Gatlin' Gun wuz put out of action.Followin' the last blast from Ezra, an eerie silence fell over the battleground. A few moments later, a shout of "YA'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!" wuz followed by the sound of a single gunshot. Silence followed that for a minute or so.Then there wuz another shout from a different voice, "DON'T SHOOT! I SURRENDER! PLEASE DON'T SHOOT ME!"I answered, "HOLD YER FIRE, BOYS!.