Chapter Twelve
What a splendid woman! A woman of beauty, s*x appeal, many contrasts. I told my good friend Bernardo that he’d have to keep a firm grip on this one or she’d be wagging that pretty tail of hers in the direction of other men. I sense a quaking fire beneath all the diamonds and jewels and pretty clothes. I pray he hears my warning. ~ Jose Esperanza
Esperanza’s Ranch
Two days after her night in the desert, Niki ran into Reuben in the old garage. She was dressed in a short jean skirt and a red silky tank, no bra, no panties and a pair of strappy red sandals that suggested that she was on the prowl again. If she hadn’t been wearing her Tiffany necklace, bracelet and earrings, she might have been mistaken for a real tramp. She had walked right by the construction site and smiled
