" We both have." She smiled reassuringly. "I should not have let you brood on it for so long, but I think I was as afraid as you about the whole thing..." Afraid?" I blurted."Yes," she replied, "afraid. Afraid you would leave me because of what happened. Afraid that you would shut me out, and you have been shutting me out Dan, even when we have sex you seem distant and I was scared by that." Sam, despite everything," I said lowering my eyes to the floor, "I still get turned on at the idea of.... “I’m good, Mike. I think this is gonna be pretty hard on Beth, though,” Kate offered as we scanned the room and saw the Beth kinda of cowering in her seat, next to Ian.“Yeah, like me, she hasn’t volunteered before, so stripping in the conference room was a major test for her. She’s from a pretty conservative family, and even though she’s obviously seen people naked, she hasn’t done any real NIS stuff,” Andrew replied. Before I could ask, Andrew added, “Wayne’s her partner, but we’ll all keep a. I was only a little early and did not have to wait long before I saw her walking out the door talking with a male co worker. I watched as she walked with him and I started to open my door to get out to meet her. Tail lights flashed on a car as he unlocked his and my wife walked around to the other side getting in. Thinking they were going to leave for lunch I started to walk to the car. Watching as I walked I see her leaning over and giving him a kiss, I froze in my tracks. I stood there. Then she grabbed his hand and dragged him out of the office. She was almost running out into the hall. There she pressed a button, and suddenly a loud ringing sounded through the whole building."Come. This way."She dragged him to the lift and a minute later they were on the first floor. They stepped into a brightly coloured factory hall with all the familiar machines. About 40 young women were gathered there, and a few were still coming in through various doors.Mirandelli raised her hand and.