He felt a little strange, it was the first time he'd been back since leaving almost five months prior. He couldn't help but be a little saddened as he...walked over the flat stone steps that led to the porch. He and Terry had worked so hard to get them laid out just right.Oh, he knew divorce was the best thing for both of them, Terry felt the same way. Hell, it was the only thing they both had agreed on in ages. Still, they had a lot of great years together.Bret was just raising his hand to knock. She stared at me without blinking for a long time, then turned to follow Kendra's path out of the library.That blank look Monica gave me haunted me throughout my afternoon classes. I recalled Jules' warning, and it made me paranoid as I made my way to the bus for the trip back to our apartment. I listened to music and tried to put the whole encounter out of my mind, but the eerie feeling still lingered as I arrived at the apartment.My phone rang just as I walked through the door. I put down my. "You have serious adrenaline issues, Holly." Oh, this is nothing. One time, I was parachuting with this guy from Russia. Tandem, you know, and we fucked in free fall. That was some serious adrenaline. Almost forgot to pull the cord I came so hard."Gene groaned again and walked to where the young Spanish girl was huddled against the bow. He stroked her hair, tried to make her feel calm. She looked quite pale despite her brown skin. Gene called back, "what are we going to do with her?"Holly. Miss Francine was too fond of dominating any gathering, and Diana wanted to be in charge tonight. After all, whose parchment was it anyway? Hers! And, more than that, she didn't want Francine wittering on to the rest of her friends about her newly acquired yen to be a slave. Diana was ashamed of Francine at certain times - like now, for instance!Meanwhile the slaver ship had landed and a party been despatched to pick up the latest batch of carefully selected female slaves. An hour later, as the.