‘I will go with you, and if they shun me…’ She let the rest of the thought hang in the air, as much because she didn’t know what she would do ...as for effect. ‘Do you think you could live the way we do? Nomadic, hunters and gatherers, warriors all?’ ‘Yes,’ she replied without hesitation. Hammer looked to Lura, who lowered her eyes to the ground, then looked to the woman, and back to Hammer. She nodded her head slowly. ‘Very well,’ he said. ‘We must gather supplies, the road will be long and. ‘Where the fuck did you disappear to?’ snapped Rae. She was definitely not happy. ‘Let’s book Brett’ said an equally pissed yet still smiling Greg. ‘Hey why are you so mad?’ asked Timella. ‘He’s such a fucking prick I could scream’ yelled Rae ‘Let’s get away from these losers. ‘Back at you bitch’ snapped Greg ‘Fuck you’ screamed Rae. ‘I already did. Wanna do it again?’ smirked Greg. Rae ran at Greg as if she would slap him, but Timella grabbed her and held her friend back. ‘Rae what’s wrong?’. So what was my point of talking about my schedule? I didn't have time to find a replacement for Peggy. She really had gone out of her way to accommodate my schedule. She made a point to come to my house and have dinner with us. Half the time, she and Dad or Mom made the meal. She would be waiting for me when I got back from baseball, spoiling my dog. We would study and spend some quality time together. Then she would go home.I had no idea how good she had been to me until she wasn't there. " Young girls shouldn't use words like that," I chided."Sorry. But he IS. Mom an' Steve spoil 'im. I think it's because Mom really wants ta keep Steve. He's pretty good to us, really. 'Cept for that."We were in the driveway. We got out and hauled her purchases inside. I assumed they'd stay in the bags and we'd do a movie on TV and maybe a game of chess.Wrong!"I can model these new clothes for you. Want me to?" Another cute smile."If you want to," I said. "You don't HAVE to." You bought 'em for.