I thought about it and sent a message to Vega.I did not know if he would believe me but honor needed to be addressed. Allie walked quietly to my table...and set a bowl of fire stew and a large glass of water down. I had my hand over each and she frowned at me, “Shadow, you know momma would never put anything in your food or water.”I grinned up at her, “Your momma was the one to teach me to never trust food or drink.”She smiled and moved away checking other customers. I glanced down at the quiet. Mike und Jürgen lebten in Trennung mit ihren Frauen und mussten große Teile ihres jetzigen Arbeitslosengeldes für Unterhaltsleistungen aufbringen. Martin hatte gerüchteweise nie eine Frau gehabt, brachte aber Unmengen von Geld für seine Pornosammlung auf.„Und alles nur, weil dieser scheiß Unternehmer aus Düsseldorf unsere Firma kaputt gemacht hat,“ schimpfte Mike lauthals über sein Glas Bier hinweg.„Richtig. Dem müsste man mal so richtig in den Arsch treten.“, stimmte Jürgen zu.„Und wisst ihr. That’s what Steve Crudmore is aiming for; because he knows full well I don’t fancy him.But I know he would fuck me given half a chance; and then it would be out all over campus. What I expect in a lover besides passion is trust and discretion.One day Steve cornered me; wanting me to see another of his porno vids but I refused to look at it. But he grabbed my wrist and twisted my arm up my back and it was really painful. He put the screen up to my face and made me agree to watch it.Then he. Letti stood, stiff, arms at her sides. ‘Have you ever seen Ms. Zenellis’s brown wrap-around dress?’ I asked. Letti nodded. ‘Well, I had the fortune of helping her, uh, get back into it.’ Letti giggled. If she thought her boss lady had disrobed in front of me, perhaps this was a less obnoxious situation. ‘Let me demonstrate how I applied the swath of cloth.’ I leaned forward and whispered in Letti’s ear, ‘I’ll be touching you, gently. Somehow, we’ll get through this together.’ I straightened.