She had lost count of how many times she had been forced to watch. She had no idea how many hours he had spent raping her best friend in front of her....These long, restless nights were sapping her strength, making it difficult to stay awake during class. When she did sleep, she had nightmares of Xavier. He would be in her bed, fondling her, whispering in her ear. Some nights, he wouldn't show up, and she would lie awake, waiting for him out of dread. She wasn't sure why he'd skip, thinking that. I could see by her expression that what I had just suggested was slowly sinking in. Agent Peel's countenance changed from frustration to relief and then finally to thrilled. And then she did something that surprised the hell out of me. She placed both of her hands on my cheeks, got up on tip toes and kissed me squarely on the mouth for a good long while. It was intense, a little passionate and nice.Her kiss had caught me so off guard that I reacted without even thinking. My arms encircled her. She moved into the library and dusted and swept there as well, all thesurface, over and under every piece of furniture. If she tried to movethe doll, she would discover that it had suddenly gained weight. "Ohplease, do not disturb Dorothea" begged Dot, grasping her supposed dollaround the waist and placing it on her lap.Nurse loved the child too much too stay out of sorts too long. "Ohthere's a love," she cooed. "Aren't you two just the sweetest twins? Asalike as peas in a pod." And she patted. ‘Please see me after you get an answer.’ George nodded and left headed up toward the front of the train. ‘What was that all about?’ Mel wanted to know. ‘You can’t leave the train now! You promised me that you were going to stay and help me! Now you are about to go off for weeks hunting and cavorting over the countryside chasing buffalo up and down arroyos and riding horses fit to brake your damn neck, not that I’d care if you did!” ‘You are welcome to accompany me, in fact, I insist, assuming.