I was mostly silent, Mark and Jason teasing me a little, both of them slightly put out by Chaime's presence, older than both of them by a year. Mark k...ew the history and I kept seeing him sneak strange glances my way, like he couldn't work out that we were together. River and Ryan seemed to have no problems with us but skipped out up to River's room before the rest of us. We didn't get much free time before dinner, Chaime and I laid the table for eight, the good china, candles, crackers. The. "Christian?" he queried."Yes. I never changed my religion, and Abdullah never asked me to do so," she answered.Her bravery was ebbing fast and her body beginning to react to the all too virile man before her. She was still a young woman and had not seen a whole man but once a year for four years, and had not had sex with a man for three years. Her body was dampening at the thought of this powerful man mastering her on that bed. The perfumes she had been prepared with helped this arousal and she. As a bonus, since she was naked, Bob had to do the cooking, which was a wonderful change. She would have to remember that for the future.“Paige? Paige? You there?”Paige came out of her trance with a start. “Hmmm? Yeah, I’m here. I just zoned out a bit. Terri? That you?”“You alright?” Terri replied worriedly. What if she and Tom had been wrong and Paige was in trouble!“Just fine. Give me a moment.” Paige carried the phone up the stairs and down the hall to their bedroom, where she flopped down. The entire day was hers to do as she pleased.The tune she was humming ended abruptly as Bethany realized that she was not alone. Her green eyes grew large at the sight of a strange man in dark clothes, seated cross legged on her dresser. He had reddish-brown hair; his mustache and beard framed a crooked smile."Hello, Beth", he said.The sound of his voice snapped Bethany out of her shock and she turned with a cry towards the doorway. Her hand reached out for the doorknob but couldn't seem to.