”Look!” Leigh interrupted, and as Lacey’s eyes followed her sister’s line of sight, her mouth dropped open in surprise.”Oh, shit,” I mutte...red unhappily, looking down. As we had recalled that morning, I’d gotten quite an erection. It was standing up, engorged.”You’re excited right now, right?” Lacey looked up at me.”I’m sorry,” my face reddened, “I should go calm down.”I started to get up, and Lacey stopped me, “It’s okay, daddy. I want to see it like that.” I badly wanted to go calm down. They. It was me. Simply put, I had tried desperately to be everything for her, and there was no way she - or anyone else - could have responded in kind. Not with her lifestyle... not with her other lovers... not with her feelings.I had come to love Diane so much that all the reasons she had come to love me had evaporated. And it was only after she told me goodbye that I realized it."As one united we'll be strong, because together we belong... If I could sing to you a song, I'd sing of love that can't. If a spanking and a face slap will not curb your temper; then how about I just banish you from our family? Will that cool you’re your temper?”“If you banish me I will go to all the camps and tell them how cruel and bad you are and they will come to kill you for me. I had my first mate killed because I did not like him, and I can have you killed too.”The rest of my wives sat stunned by Magnie’s outburst. Then all hell broke loose inside the truck. Pauloa, Marlit, Gerona, and Ambat flew out of. Topeka was on his way down to Wichita anyway, and from there he could ride over to Dodge City and see the trail herds come in. Tom made a cold camp that night out in the open plains with no trees or anything close by. There was lightning in the southwest were he was headed, probably be raining by morning.He woke up in a sweat, he had been dreaming of Sally Mae and those who took her life. Lightning was flashing nearer and he called his horse. He figured he’d just as soon be riding in the rain.