" Do you think your mother will marry again?" I've no idea. It's the last thing on her mind at the moment." I'm sure."Wendy looked round her. Everythi...g was tidy. "I'd better be on my way," she said."I suppose so." I've got your phone number so I'll give you a ring as soon as I've talked to Sally." Fine. I'll be in all day. And don't forget to ring in sick."She smiled up at him. "I won't. And, Bill," she reached up and pulled his head down, "Last night was definitely pleasure before business.. I was forced tochange our plans when I realized how I’d come across toRob if he knew the truth about me. You’ll find theanswer to what I’m referring to in the top left drawerof our dresser.”I could feel my heart beating faster and could actuallyfeel each beat as I walked into our bedroom and slowlyopened the drawer. I opened the drawer and saw a tinyred jewelry box and picked it up and opened it. Insidethe box was Cindy’s wedding band and engagement ringglistening in the dim light of the. "Her father started fooling with her while I was working at the bar. She was about 12. She told me what been doing to her after I caught him fucking her. I nearly killed him. I threw the bastard out and got me a divorce. I also got the bar and a good deal of his money since I threatened him with jail time if he didn't provide for us."They said goodbye and he drove home. Rosa was still out with her clients; he plopped down into a large easy chair and turned on the television. He recalled it was. She might be useful as a powerful weapon in intelligent hands. Vandar went over this decision in his mind to make certain it wasn't some diabolical mental Power of her's that was coercing him to make it. He went over and over it, and his reasoning still seemed to be logical, so he returned to the cave to try to work out a treaty with the Siren. He first sat her down and covered her infinitely desirable body with a blanket so he could concentrate. He then spoke reasonably to her. " I don't.