” I thought for a moment. “Tiffany, you have me banged to rights, it’s a fair cop, I’ll come quietly.” She laughed, “Oh you’ll come all ...ight, you owe me a fuck and I’m not letting you go until you keep your half of the deal.” I climbed back onto the bed and turned to face her. She looked at me and touching my nose with the end of her finger on every word said, “You owe me a fuck.” With that she got out of bed and walked, naked, to the bathroom. I heard her taking a piss, flushing the toilet. " Sophia told her a bit about how their friendship developed."You seem to have let him in pretty quickly." I don't know if I let him in or he burrowed his way in," Sophia laughed. "For some reason, though, I trusted him almost immediately. You have to know him. There's something about him. Everybody that knows him trusts him, I found out later. " OK. When did you know you were starting to think of him as more than a friend?" I'm not sure. I was so fucked up then, I wasn't sure what I was. John seemed to be shaking just like Dave.Jennifer was hugging Ann on the bed. Jennifer was crying and kept repeating, "I'm so sorry; everything will be fine." Dave and John stood by the door in case Francois or Michael tried to escape. It was very obvious they were both in too much pain to move, let alone run. Michael was still moaning and holding his jaw while Francois was lying in the fetal position holding his stomach. Dave figured John must have knocked the wind out of him with a shot to. ..Finished, Elena let her fall. The wounded girl stirred, sluggish, as Elena stepped over her, both of their identical dresses now in bloody ruins. The two servant men seemed confused when they came on the scene, trying to revive the fallen girl. Elena didn't care.She went to the outer balcony again. Venice greeted her, but it seemed strange now, like an old lover made indifferent by age. Not caring who saw, she stripped the bloody clothes off and threw them away. Did they float, or sink? She.