The demonic drummer kept right on drumming; neither would give the other the satisfaction, of saying enough she would endure, without resorting to the...safe word, for him she would probably give her life if he so wished and he knew it. Pink skin turned red, then maroon. Suddenly he stopped, the relief was short but welcome, her knowing the bruised tenderness that would appear on the morrow and the day was young as yet. He removed first one and then the other of the clamps, blood rushed back the. " Girl's list?" Tabitha and Kaylee looked at one another.Blushing, I nodded. "Well, you know me and my lists. Anyway, I have beentallying up the differences between my life as Eric and my life asErin." And the winner is?" Tabitha asked."I'll tell you Sunday."With the rest of the apple tarts in hand, we made our way into theliving room. From somewhere, Kaylee had broken open one of my pear winesas well. As we continued to drink, I started to tell the two of themabout my failed marriages.Tabitha. He knows absolutely nothing about you're past at all does he?"I stood staring at him in complete silence"Ha I thought not how do you think he would react to the news sweetheart ... not too well I'd say and his parents oh if they only knew such a scandal ... high society doesn't like that type of publicity ... let's grab a cab to my hotel and have that little chat ... I know we can sort things out sweetheart there's always solutions to problems"The cab made its way toward the more seedy part of. "John? Come on John... please don't be that way. I said I was sorry." Janice felt terrible at that moment. Just a few minutes ago she had felt like she was on top of the world... now she felt like a first class heel. "I know... How about we go out to a movie? How about that?" John... ?"The rest of the trip was silence... Janice watched as her son got out of the car and headed straight for the house without offering to help her with her packages. She couldn't blame him for hating her at that.