It would show weakness to this strong woman, this captured snow leopard of the Urals with the genius to adapt to her luxurious cage and thrive. No ani...al this, despite the nature being there. Brilliantly human.“Get dressed,” I heard growled somewhere nearby. Two figures stood in proximity, but they seemed bound in a haze. Only my Russian seemed clear to me.“You were busy,” she muttered, angry, petulant, hiding fear.“Payment,” Rodrigo bellowed. “The girls were to entertain him.”“They weren’t. I set the can upside down beside the house, and got the second one, finding a towel inside the little room where the liners were.Things were falling into place as I worked, helping me lose a few butterflies, though I still glanced around every few seconds as I labored, afraid I?d draw an eye. I was constantly aware of my dress and apron, the way they waved back and forth under my work, and how I had to keep them clear in order to avoid getting too wet. My padded bra was also a distraction,. ”“Is it OK to see her?”“Yes, I can take you in. She has a lot of wires and tubes hooked up and looks pretty bad. so be prepared.”“OK.”We walked down the hall and into her room. Pretty bad was an understatement. Melanie looked terrible. Pretty much anything that wasn’t covered with splints and bandages was bruised. Her mom stopped at the door and I walked in to Melanie’s bedside.“Hi,” I said.“Hi, Steve,” she said faintly.“Melanie, what happened?”“After I talked to you, and ran to the girls’. ..eh...suitable…”“Hmmm…” Irene replied and stepped back to check out Elizabeth. She was a pretty brunette, straight dark half-long hair, average height, slim, pale complexion, nice tits, small butt. Irene smiled at Liz, then spotted Roger and briefly spoke with him. She took a sip from her champagne glass as she slowly started to move towards the hallway with her glass hanging in one hand. Halfway she turned around and looked at Elizabeth. She understood and slowly followed her down the.