I made my aching way through small settlements and smaller crossroads called, among the ones that I do remember, Brandon's Camp, Cedar Springs, Wood's... Fort, Canebreak, Seneca and Hammond's Store. Then I came to Ninety-Six, which had been, according to some friendly locals who shared a jug of very potent whisky with me, an important trading post since Hector was a pup and Moses a beardless youth."Twas the place them Cherokee devils come to trade," my oldest drinking friend said, raking out his. The girl was not seen too often. They kept to themselves a lot. After a while the wife and I noticed some issues. Our bedroom walls were connected and at night we could hear them arguing. It became more frequent over time. One night things seemed to have gotten really out of hand and the cops were called. Not sure what went on but the man was taken away in cuffs. I noticed since that night another car showed up in the driveway at times. But then it would be gone. I never was too nosey to see. “Ah! Ah! Ah! Ahhh! AAAaaahhh!”I pressed in hard for several urgent seconds, before we both began our glide path down from the high and she was trembling and stroking the sides of my ribs appreciatively, while I hovered over her on my arms.“God!” said Saffie.“So that’s what it looks like,” grinned Amanda. “Quite impressive. No wonder I married you.”I smiled back, though I wasn’t sure what to say. Luckily Zann didn’t seem to be looking for any reassurance, and luckily there weren’t any neighbours. Rusty keyed in a pass code. After hearing a series of beeps, he entered a second pass code to open the overhead door. Once the door was up Al pressed the remote start key.After a moment they entered the Suburban and were soon on their way.After the group left for the clinic, Tom, Stan and Bob gathered the equipment they needed to check out Gary's place. After reviewing their options and a Google map, they decided they would drive right up to the house. If someone was there, they would claim.