"Course you did" Bernie cried, " I know what he's got, that's why I employ him, and I know, that certain women. like it and want it ... Dirty girls li...e you Jackie". Jackie sounded indignant, "I'm not a dirty girl!, besides its got nothing to do with you". "Aw now don't get up-set, I didn't mean it like that" replied Bernie, "nothing wrong with a woman like you knowing what she wants and going out and getting it. " He looked at me, "and I know what its like when you like to watch your Mrs. She missed him. His left hand moved swiftly through the air and struck her with the back of his hand. She let out a grunt but kept on looking at him with spite in her eyes. He then wrapped his fingers around her throat again and started squeezing.This time, she noticed that she couldn't breathe anymore and even worse, after he had slapped her in the face, she had exhaled and there was now almost no air left in her lungs. In panic, she started to struggle against her restraints and Agent 7 saw. Buffi came back in a few minutes later, and asked, "I only see one bedroom here. You people said that the three of you live here together. Just how do you arrange your sleeping?"I must admit, my heart sank when she asked that question. Becky acted as if it didn't affect her in the least. She looked Buffi in the eye and in her best Southern Bell voiced said, "Why I do declare, I don't think that is any of your business."Buffi I started to make some retort, but Sally broke in and said they had to. Freedom of the hills, and all that.We get out and he takes my little day-pack and puts it in his big black one and says "I'll carry this stuff," and I say, "Um, okay, thanks," and we start walking up from the desert into the dry, beautiful, chocolate-colored hills that most visitors to Oasis Dunes never even notice.We're quiet. The trail is steep and we gain elevation quickly. About 30 minutes go by and I stop and say, "Look," pointing to the desert. "Oh," he says, "It's beautiful. Now I really.