Honey didn't return before Sonora picked her up, which put angst in each step Mandy took as she got ready. The man needed to communicate. He seemed to be two different people... sometimes fun and carefree, but most often serious and all he-bear. She preferred the carefree Honey more and knew she'd need to work on him so he-bear didn't make regular appearances.

The trip into town was uneventful. They took The Kodiak's large truck and had a man at the hardware store load a new ...