She had grown up without his permission. He only wanted her safety, that what he started with, he was not a praying man, the last time he stepped foot...inside a church, well it was a really long time ago. He started to bargain with God, but it felt wrong, somehow. How could he ask for his daughter’s safety, when 5 other fathers did not have their own daughter’s safety. He tried to rationalize his daughter was still alive, she could be saved. The others, well they should have been saved as well,. It was funny to see the three of them in big white fluffy bathrobes and high spiked heels and fashion stockings. Bruno opened the door and said ” lets go” Thirty people started going out the door. Our room was at the end of the hall and we walked to the stairwell door and not towards the elevators. One of the maintenance men opened the door with a key and we started down the stairs. The three girls were so high that three of the bigger black men picked them up and carried them down all 4. This time the kiss is a little more serious. I allow my tongue to taste her lips. As her tongue flicked mine, I felt a hunger growing in me. The kiss lingered. Our lips parted and our tongues met in a timeless dance. Our breath quickened. I rolled so we were both on our sides. My left hand slipped under her camisole and glided softly to her breast. My thumb kissed her nipple. I kissed a trail from her lips to her cheek to her neck. She turned her head away from me to give me better access. I. Would it ever be their apartment again? When she opened the door, she jumped back and screamed. A strange, dirty, bedraggled man was on her couch. ‘Anna, don’t you recognize me?’ Anna looked closer. She screamed again. This time in joy. ‘Niki!’ She flung her body across his. Anna cried for several minutes, her body shaking as all the pent up fear flowed out. Finally, she calmed down. She noticed that Niki’s legs were bandaged. She could see bloody splotches on the white gauze. ‘My god, you’re.