I kind of realized at this point that they probably hung out before and I was just giving her a ride to this party. Im not sure if "upset" is a word I...was used, just that I didn't feel good. She asked if I found anything I wanted to drink and I responded by saying I would buy JD some beer of his choice. He picked out a 24 pack or something and we stashed it behind the seats of the cab of the truck and headed towards the party an hour away.I had a bit swirling through my mind, kind of like. " Talk about family connections! "He threatened to startkilling genuine babies in twenty minutes. I distracted him a littlebit by asking about the girl, and who was she? Turned out she used tobe the leader of their faction until she was captured. Apparently,they had a pact that if this kind of thing ever happened to them, theywould make sure they were never stuck living like that. He actuallyoffered to include me in the pact..."Her face blanched at that. "What did you say?" I politely. "I'll tell you what," I say to Amanda with a soft smile. "I'll try onthe Kate Middleton dress, then this one, then, if you have one, can Itry on a sweetheart neckline dress?" Of course," Amanda says in a clipped voice as she hands me the lace-sleeved dress from before, and Charlotte- as a dutiful maid of honour-follows me back into the changing room."Do you think she doesn't like me?" I ask as I step out of the straplessdress and allow Charlotte to button me into the very expensive-feelinglace. Fingers shaking, Elaine's jaw dropped when he mentioned his hometown. She couldn't believe her eyes. It was two towns over, maybe a thirty to forty-minute drive.That was close. She hadn't realised she was squirming. Stilling herself, she opened his submissions page. There were about thirty short stories there, most of which came under the BDSM category. Reopening his bio in a new page, she read every word over and over. His name was Gary. He didn't give his surname. He was thirty-four years old.