“I need you.” A smile flashes onto Xavier’s lips. He kisses me and slowly lets me down, his hands running down my body. The phone rings. “Hel...o,” I say, still gasping for breath. “Is this a good time?” Barns’ voice comes from the other end. Shit. “Um,” I raise a finger to my lips to tell Xavier not to speak. “Yeah, everything is fine. What’s up?” “I turned in the video and everybody loved it. The buyer who offered the most said he would pay to have it redone, and still offer the same price.. "David looked at his mother with shock. "You mean you didn't cut him off?" I was going to, but time just got away from me. But it might be good that he has access. That way he can gather up the ransom." You think he would do that?" I don't know. We will have to wait and see. Unfortunately it doesn't look like we can break out of here."David and Amanda sat down on the lone cot and hugged each other. Amanda was trembling as she leaned into her son's strong arms. Tears started to spill from her. The get up was so tantalizing that she knew she would get stares everywhere she went. She shrugged, knowing, for some reason, that looking like this was exactly what she wanted to do.Her bags were packed with the daring, revealing clothing that her sister Mona had made her buy for the wedding, its related parties, and the planned second honeymoon that her husband’s emergency trip to Japan had spoiled.But she was proceeding to Santa Barbara with the full intention of wearing the erotic clothing. “Some of it,” Ashlie replied.I looked at Tim.“Don’t worry,” Tim replied, “I didn’t tell her about the time you got arrested.”I chuckled because I have never been arrested. I had to think of a quick comeback.“It was not my fault,” I replied. “Had you kept your clothes on, neither one of us would have been busted.”Tim turned about four shades of red. Ashlie glanced at her husband, looking for an explanation.“He’s joking,” Tim quickly replied, “Neither one of us has been arrested.”I laughed.“You.