“Let’s just say that I, for my part, have been pretty careful with protection, okay? And I know as a fact that I wasn’t the only one… sleeping with her.” He saw D cringe, her hand clamping tighter around the handrail, as he said it, but he really couldn’t help her there. She had pushed for it and he

Her throat suddenly feeling tight, she raised her eyes to his face. And the way he glanced to the side just as her eyes were about to meet his, somehow confirmed it. Her hand was trembling a bit when she reached out and gingerly placed each of her fingers on one of the bruises, only her thumb being

For dinner they took a nice twenty minute walk along the lake into one of the little towns. Rick had reserved a table in an Italian restaurant. They had met downstairs in the lobby, and everyone had been quite excited to see that Joe was back. Looking a bit uncomfortable, Joe had issued a quick s

On the way back to the hotel Gerry gave Anja a quick call. While he did that, D got out her own phone and sent a short message: Escaped. In the elevator she said goodbye to Gerry on the fourth floor, then checked her phone again on her way up to the sixth. There was a new message from Joe: Let’s

With a playful frown she grabbed the lever and adjusted it so they wouldn’t hit the pier as they backed out of the parking position. “Which way do you want to go?” she asked as she turned the boat away from the pier. “Entirely up to you,” he said. “Just try to avoid the rocks and the icebergs.” “