Consider it instinct or just a feeling or even the attitude I sensed all around me. Cindy ordered me to just be ready when she returned but she didn't...return alone. Adam was no longer with her but about a dozen very sexy and giggling young ladies were. It was only about nine o'clock that evening and Cindy asked me if I was ready for a party. She also told me that whatever happened that I shouldn't be afraid and she would be right there all night. It was her use of the word afraid that scared me. Eleanor was married to Frank Stryker, a retired Air Force Colonel. The Strykers lived in the biggest unit in the whole complex, and he flaunted that fact every chance he got. Just looking at the man, made my blood boil. He was the epitome of arrogance and I got pissed off every time I was around him. From what I could gather, Eleanor was a fine woman and her husband treated her like shit. He didn't abuse her or anything like that, but took her for granted and always talked to her in a demeaning. "Ahh, no," he stammered. "I don't think that she ever has." Good. Then I'd like to be her first." Marcus was not smiling.Maurice couldn't believe what he was hearing."If you don't let me sleep with that beautiful little blonde wifey of yours, then my report goes to management. You will probably get fired for cause. You won't be able to work again and that also means that you won't even get unemployment pay. You'll have to put that little honey of yours to work at night on her back trying to. "Food, huh? What have you got?"I chatted with Mom for about fifteen minutes while I frantically devoured the ham, peppers and cheese omelet she had quickly thrown together for me."Didn't you have anything to eat earlier?" she asked, watching me polish off the remainder of what had once been eight eggs, a green pepper, half a bag of shredded cheese and a quarter pound of deli ham."Yeah," I mumbled, my mouth still full while I shoved my plate away. "I had an eighteen-ounce steak and a baked.