.. I, um..." Okay, forget it," he told her. "Right now we have to figure out a way to get you out of this mess. Jack and I are working on it, but for ...ight now, we need to get you and your parents to a safe place for a while. I talked to your boss; he's agreed to give you next week off. You can take it as vacation and get paid or as leave and not get paid, that's up to you but I want you completely out of sight next week; you and your folks."Jean was starting to feel better already just knowing. It read "U won't need the 'jamas - lover boy!"Jeremy looked at this with amazement. Who could have traced out that message? He opened the window and looked out. There was nobody to be seen. It would, he decided, be possible for a very agile person to climb up to this room via a drain pipe, but he would have surely heard them. He sat down on the edge of the bed and felt faint, as he did so often, lately. Finally he pulled himself together and went back to the window to finish pulling the. Now, I hear it in your voice."I become emotional, thinking about how much I love talking to her. God, I've missed this spark in my life."David?" I'm here," my voice cracks."What is it? Tell me, please." I just ... just ... love talking to you. You have no idea how good you are making me feel, Cassie."We sit in silence for a few moments."David, what are you wearing?"Surprised by her question, I hesitate, then answer, "I am lying on the bed in my boxers."We hover over the line.“David, slide those. I went back to my own department after that trying to push what had just happened out of my mind, when I was surprised to see Mya walking back up to me with a stormy look in her eyes. "The card was declined!" She huffed in a tone that was no where near quiet.I then thought about all the recent purchases that Kristi had made for her daughter and realized suddenly that there is no way she made enough money to cover it and I knew all her cards were already maxed out. I had no idea how long my card.