She looked like a child compared to him. The ape had his left arm around her waist. He had the back of the gun, against the side of her head, and was ...aressing her with it. He was breathing heavily down the nape of her neck. It was apparent what he wanted."Nice, very nice. Maybe you and me will get a chance to know each other a little better later on. My partner isn't as picky, he can have your friend the dog, but me, I like 'em pretty."Now normally I wouldn't care about his reference to me, as. She returned it and for a briefinstant our hearts were united, beating as one. I'm ashamed to admitthis, but when she held me close to her, I felt secure like I hadn'tsince ... ever. I wonder how she felt about it? But, alas, the embracebroke and she left. I waved goodbye to her and she smiled, waved, andbacked out of my driveway. I read the not as soon as I got back insideand I will always remember the closing: "Take care always. Jeri Chadwell"Indeed, I believe she truly does care about me. I. She worked downstairs and I rarely saw her. But each time we did... We flirted; starting from the first moment we met. It was like some kind of chemistry... It just clicked. She was married and at the time so was I... So she was safe.She wasn't now. I wondered if she knew that? She was motioning for me to join her. I excused myself from the dolt I was talking with and moved over to the beer keg. I bought it myself and announced the party without anyone's approval. If anyone was pissed they sure. The pain of loss associated with that name was still too much for them. It was like a synonym of something that was lost forever and for good. But yes, they assumed that my rare skill was just something secret, something that they hadn’t heard about.I knew better. Unfortunately.The first time I dreamed about the strange world and hunting there, I thought that it was just a strange dream. A very detailed dream that contained some odd-looking plants and huge insects. I believed that up to the.