“You know we needed protection. I got it. Two for one!” she said. When she got to the house, she told them where to sit. She placed one by the back door and another by the front, both facing so that they would shoot whatever came through.

He couldn’t believe the lengths she’d go to in order to keep her habit going.

“Will they shoot me?” he asked, knowing the answer he feared to hear, but had to know anyway.

“Only if I tell them to. They are keyed to my voice. Now we don’t have to worry about being burglarized. We can buy anything we want!”

He sighed. It was back to the old grind again.