Wuh oh!" There, propped up against the wall farthest from the door was her master. His eyes were flashing and his beard stood on end, with tiny spar...s zapping from hair to hair. His arms were crossed over his chest. Well, not really crossed over, but rather lying atop his chest. In fact, his chest was the reason he was propped up against the wall - he couldn't stand up unsupported at the moment. Dannie's heart suddenly made friends with her tonsils. She swallowed hard, trying to break up. “It sure felt like that. Sorry to interrupt you. I didn’t realize the two of you were having a bath.”Tara shrugged. Then she looked back and forth between Dan and me and bit her lip.“Dan? Would you help me wash Bec’s hair? I couldn’t do it properly with only one hand.”“Why doesn’t Bec ... Oh!”I was still watching Tara’s face – watching the expressions and moods wash across her bruised and battered face. I could trace where Dan was in the room by the direction of her eyes. Her eyes were. Tonight I’m an innocent being forced to give up my cherry to ... you”If I didn’t gulp, it was because my throat was dry. I looked at her and took a deep breath. I could hear the two in the main cabin. Right on cue one went into the bathroom and the other into the small heads. Aside from the noise of peeing, all went quiet. I left. She probably wondered why. I counted to ten and then walked in again.“Hello? What have we here? No, no, don’t get up. I was told there was a present waiting for me. I. .. I don't understa--" It's like one of those gruesome horror movies. You know something terrible is going to happen but you can't quit watching. That's the way I feel about this, Elliott."Carmelita stood just a few feet in front of them, nude and smiling, turning this way and that to show them her supple young body."She's very lovely."Ruth nodded. "So young, too."Then Carmelita went to the bed and squatted beside it, holding out her arms to the dog. He crawled to her and began licking her.