Gayle waited for her in the living area, and heard Sam reach in the drawers. Gayle’s heart pounded harder, knowing Sam wanted to kill her for making...her bleed. She forced herself to remain calm, and stood in front of the window, her silhouette like a piece of bait. ‘Well, Sam,’ she called with a breathy voice, ‘I’m right here. You take me out, and there won’t be anything standing in your way from Tasha.’ ‘Damn straight,’ Sam said, and charged from the kitchen, the butcher knife rose, catching. I’m sure you’ll think much more clearly in the morning. You look so tired right now.’ They went to bed and held and kissed and lay close to each other, but lovemaking was far from Buck’s mind right then. Buck didn’t last ten minutes before he was sound asleep. When he woke in the morning, it was like no time had passed. He opened his eyes and saw Kali looking at him. With a smile she said, ‘Morning, hon.’ ‘Morning. Kind of died last night didn’t I.’ ‘You hardly moved all night. Coffee is. “You are the most beautiful creature I’ve ever seen,” I said, with a surprisingly strong voice, as though I wanted others to hear. She opened her mouth to respond, but didn’t say anything. She pulled her hands away from mine, and moved them to my waist. I felt her pull up my shirt, and I knew to pull my hands away, so she could take off my shirt. Soon, we were both naked from the waist up. The air was warm enough for me, but I saw Kristy shiver, so I put my arms around her again. I thought that. You're in the trunk because I like locking you in the trunk. You're here to please me and this is what I like." Yes, sir." Just so you don't feel neglected, I'm going to have my friends keep you company." The man produced a large glass jar. The light in the trunk lid allowed Cat to see that it contained two very large tarantulas. The man unscrewed the lid and upended the jar. The spiders landed with two small thumps. Cat screamed, scooting away from the spiders... "If you injure my pets, you.