She grabbed for his wrists, hoping to stay him long enough to reason with him, but he was stronger than she was. And faster. Before she could blink he...held both her wrists in one of his big hands and pushed them back, pinning them to the bed above her head. He snaked his other hand down her body and deftly inserted them into her. His eyes, burning blue, looked into hers.- "I wouldnt' want to hurt you". He smirked down at her from above. He quirked an eyebrow and the smirk widened. "Well now,. ”“Your rules?” she teased.“No!”“Coward!”“Meredith,” I warned gently.“Sorry. I’m just having so much fun and you’re lots of fun. I guess I got carried away.”“You did. And you should be careful about that.”“I know; I know,” she sighed. “Do you have a business card?”“Yes. Why?”“Because we’re friends, silly!”I nodded and extracted a business card and handed it to her. She stuck it into the small clutch purse she had with her. Our breakfast arrived and I was very surprised by what I was served.. Paulina was hardly recognizable as the lithe, comely woman she was only a few hours before. All vitality had been drained from her face, and her breasts! A distressing road map of bruises and cuts and welts! My God, thought Nadia, in complete horror: What they did to her!Paulina found the strength to speak to Nadia, barely able to lift her head. "I told them nothing…..have courage." Her chin sank against her chest as shook her head from side to indicate the word, NO. This she did with her eyes. I’m not even sure what day of the week it is.’ ‘We met about six weeks ago Dani, so you’re at least five weeks along, not two or three. Summer’s going by fast, not sure I like that. Been too much happening all at once…’ Dani stopped and looked at him. ‘What’s wrong Bull?’ He didn’t want to worry her, maybe he was wrong, but if his gut was telling him the truth it was better to be proven wrong than to not be prepared. It was bad enough there had been no word about the Jensen’s since the night.