’ ‘Thank you, officer,’ the man said, and drove off. Greg turned off the emergency lights, put his patrol unit in gear, and pulled out onto the ...ighway. He picked up his radio microphone. ‘James County Fifteen to Operations,’ he said, ‘I’m clear of that stop and resuming patrol.’ ‘Operations copies, James County Fifteen, you’re resuming patrol,’ the dispatcher replied. A mile past where he made the traffic stop, Greg pulled into the parking lot of a small country store. He made it a point to. “You don’t have to act all – hard to get,” he breathed. “I know you, remember?”Hazel tried to move away but he pressed his weight against her, effectively pinning her against the sink. She put down the glass and brought her shoulder up as he tried to kiss her neck. She knew that once he’d got past a certain point, she wouldn’t be able to resist. But was resistance necessary? She wanted him, sure. But it wasn’t just sex. There was something else going on, something more, something he wasn’t. As she was about to tap the button, Sydney padded down thestairs in her night shirt, her long chestnut-brown hair a sleepy mess. Shelooked to each of the three of them with more than a little ire."What are you guys talking about?" she said."We're um..." Michael said."Talking to your sister about Bryce," Meghan said."Good." Sydney said. "They were making a lot of noise. You know they had sexlike a bunch of times, right? In your bathroom and then in Alyssa's room." Our bathroom?" Michael said. "You don't know how they will take it. You had better have a talk with them first. They love their father." I know. That's why I am so hesitant about seeing a lawyer. If we were childless it would be no problem. But I worry about Mona and Jenny." Take him back," Michelle said."WHAT!" It will best for them in the long run. At least until the girls are out of the house and married. Then you can go ahead and do what you want with him." I can't take him back," Melissa stumbled with her words."Why.