Tom stood back a little bit from that microphone - in total silence. He looked to the back corner of the auditorium where a geeky looking guy with gla...ses and a black t-shirt waved his hands back and forth over an array of knobs and buttons. The geeky looking guy then suddenly popped his head up and gave Tom a geeky looking smile and a two thumbs up signal that said all was now well.Tom advanced two steps forward until the microphone was right under his mouth. There were no squeals or pops this. "They drove in silence for a good while with Cassandra clinging to William's arm and occasionally dabbing her eyes with a tissue. Her mind raced. She was ashamed for doubting him. She knew her William wasn't some macho man who would take drastic action at some slight, but he would take drastic action at a real threat to her or their daughters. William was a problem solver and he would take immediate and direct action, just like that night back at the Queen Anne and like he'd done in Iraq – Jess. " That's what you said last time. You didn't fall. Did you get into a fight? Is someone picking on you?" No, I fell." You don't have to lie to me. How can your father not see the bruises? He needs to be told." No! Don't tell Dad!" Jimmy's whole body trembled and the tears ran down his cheeks."Okay, okay, I won't tell him," Gail said, gingerly holding the boy. "But when you're ready, you can tell me what's going on."Jimmy rubbed away his tears and looked up at her. His eyes were still watery and. My feet met the stairs, I began climbing them and then I saw her. "Oh, you are stunning, in every sense of the word," I moaned, ogling her. She was walking down the hall away the from stairs and her beauty was undeniable, as she wore nothing, but a matching silk pink bra and thong set. It perfectly fit her small, but sexy eighteen-year-old figure. I starred at her for a minute as she stopped at the end of the hall and I halted four steps from the top. Her hands went to the top of her head and.