That act, of itself, didn't bother Joseph but when the armor plating sprang up and the French returned fire with rifles wounding two of his men and ki...lling another from a great distance the fast attack became a siege. Now that was nothing that he had thought was even remotely possible.The lay of the land prevented Joseph's men from surrounding the carriage efficiently but still they were able to set up a siege line of sorts.The battle was joined.The main problem for Joseph and his men was that. She was wrapped in her bath towel. Her red hair was still damp and hung along her back. She'd heard me come in but had remained where she was, only turning her head slightly to see me in the corner of my eye. When she was sure I'd seen her, a soft smile came on her face. She closed her eyes and tilted her turned head away from me, seeming to beckon me to her neck.I walked up behind her and placed my hands on her bare shoulders. I leaned my head down and started placing kisses along her neck,. She just stood there, looking at me. “I’m so sorry Mrs. Robinson. I’m so embarrassed.” “Oh honey,” she said, “it’s perfectly natural. Young men have urges. I completely understand.”Eager to change the subject, I asked he the first thing I could think of. “Why are you home so early?”If she noticed my attempt to steer the conversation away from me, she didn’t show it. “Well, I wasn’t feeling too good, so I decided to come home early. Now, why don’t you put that thing away?” she suggested,. Finally, Ted gave up trying to pretend that he remembered. He asked her, "When exactly was the last time we met?"Her answer shocked him, "Six years ago at Sophie's (his aunt) 70th birthday party. When our cousin Ray broke his leg and they had to get him to the hospital, you had to babysit me, my sister, and my brother Georgie!"Ray was indeed both their cousins, but he was related to the girl on his mother's side and to Ted on his father's side.Ted asked, incredulously, "Josephina?"Angelina's.