" I just came up to see if you need help with anything."Thelma released me and pushed my back, her arms on my shoulders as she checked me out."Lord, y...ou give good hugs. It looks like living over here agrees with you." For the most part, yes." Lot different than living on your own, i'n't it?" Boy, I'll say." Well, we can't stand here jawin' all day. We came up here to help. Oh, here's Bea. Have you met Bea yet?"I hadn't, and I swiped my hands with a dish towel before holding mine out for her to. We still had that distance between us. Our walls were up to protect us from the pain we felt that ended our relationship.I couldn't stop thinking about her, though. I'd get home from work and hope she'd be lying in my bed, waiting for me.She never was.She'd moved on. She was in a new relationship that she was fighting to keep. Of course, she missed some of the things we shared, but she was looking to a new future and I didn't want to lose her friendship so I didn't want to suggest anything. It's deserted. No one has been in this building for many years. We will check fuel next. Does Mallard report anything?" Mallard here. All is quiet. We are descending to one thousand feet to better view." Roger, Mallard. We're moving out now."Mom and Dad returned to the Humvee. It went around to look at refueling possibilities. They were further away but within sight. "We have found fuel. It will have to be tested but meets the look and smell test." We will now check out access roads. Unless. The two empty stalls were for the magnificent horses we were getting at the end of the week. Hers, a magnificent Quarter horse and mine, an Appaloosa. The third stall was solely for her.I went over and gently stroked my nimble pony's toned flanks to soothe her down, and then slipped the black bit into her sensual mouth. Those jet-black eyes sparkled with eager anticipation of what was to come.Her power needed to be reigned in and not tamed just yet.I stood before her and stripped of my T-shirt.