She crouched down and whispered, "One thing you have to learn when you're with a woman like me: you NEVER betray me at any time."Peter wished he could...lie on the floor all day. "Yes...I understand."* * *Maribel opened the front door and smiled at the woman standing on the concrete steps."Hello, Sarah. It's nice to meet you."Sarah nodded. "It's nice to meet you, too. So where's Peter?"Maribel let her step inside the house. "Follow me. I promise you. You will like the way he is right now."Sarah. Amanda hadn’t needed his support with his lawyers, but he had provided it in the form of affirmation for every direction that she provided them. Where her own lawyers were concerned, Amanda had likewise informed them of Sean’s equal status to her own, and they had accepted this edict warmly and willingly.The business update that Jerome Thorndike had provided on Wallace Holdings also provided Sean with confirmation of his sense that Amanda didn’t need to trust people. As she had been. I guess all I could do was to continue persuading her with my willingness to help without asking for anything in return. Maybe over time she’d understand it was just as important for me to help her as it was for her to get help. ‘I didn’t see any bicycles in the basement,’ I observed. ‘Do they have them?’ ‘Deanna had a little pink girl’s bike, but she’s outgrown it and Kirk wouldn’t be seen dead riding it,’ she laughed. ‘It’s another one of those luxuries that aren’t at the top of the list. As he did his other hand came up andslapped me soundly across the face. It was what the inmates referred toas a 'bitch slap', and it really stung. My eyes started to water.Eddie took a handkerchief out of his pocket and put it to my teary eyes."Now Michele, don't cry; I would hate to ruin all the hard work thatCarmel did with your makeup," he said."Just behave yourself and there will be no more pain."He lifted my chin and looked deeply into my eyes."God your just fucking beautiful," he.