Her dream lover was standing in her home. His red jacket and rosy cheeks were just as she had remembered during all of her fantasies. Rachel knew that...she would have him tonight.She snuck up behind him and slipped a hug around his waist. He spun, surprised at the interruption. Her kiss quickly brought recognition to his tired mind, and he returned it with his own special intensity. As his beard rubbed along her cheek, Rachel's head swam with the emotions rolling through her hormone driven,. He really didn't want to hurt her, only use her.Then he saw it.Set in the back corner of the armoire was an item sort of shaped like a spear gun. The grip and body of the gun was made of black plastic and had a red numbered knob as well as a trigger. The long 'barrel' was made of a polished blue metal with a pair of chrome 'fangs' spread about two inches and pointed slightly toward each other. When Jeff pulled the trigger, there was a crackling electric noise and a sharp snap.Jeff realized it. Yussuf left him, bringing the beast to the cave his family was staying in, to start them moving. They were huddled in the cave against the winter evening desert chill, and looked at him fearfully. ‘Now we leave my children, now. Gather everything up, Shmu’el gave me the donkey. There’s enough light for the rest of the night, and we should be over the border in a couple of days or so.’ They got up quickly: four young men and five young women, two toddlers and an infant in his mother’s arms. They. I also knew that Michelle had covered for me last night.I went to Michelle's room and quietly opened the door. I peeked in and I saw that she was still asleep, lying under the covers. From the look of her shoulders peeking out the top, she had not worn anything to bed. I gestured Rachel to follow me into the room, and I closed the door behind her."Strip," I whispered."What?" Rachel exclaimed in a strangled whisper."Strip," I repeated quietly.Rachel looked at me in desperation but did what I.