"With that the Emir swept out. Two hours later Rashid al-Ghazali was brought in and locked in the cell opposite. He swore profusely at Ernesto whom he...blamed for his predicament. Then the tortures started. Rashid al-Ghazali was whipped thoroughly and asked to whom he had paid bribes to let Ernesto into the Golden Palace. Since he had done nothing he could not answer the question to the Chief Eunuch's satisfaction. The next day they tore out his toenails one at a time, and then his fingernails.. " Yeah, right," Sammy agreed, and he headed up to his bedroom to wash and change.As Amelia Stone glared at her husband with a disapproving look on her face Patrick said, "Don't look at me like that. I'm just looking out for his welfare, that's all. I have the right to tell him that, you know. After all I'm the one who has been raising him all these years."Now Amelia looked mad. "Right," she exclaimed angrily, "And I'm just the one who brings home the paycheck so you and Sammy can live. I told her I liked the idea but I was worried about cramping her style. I didn't want to have her hesitant to bring home men after her dates. She just looked at me like I was crazy and said that it was worth it to save fifty percent on her rent and expenses. Plus, since I didn't work there's be someone at the apartment during the day to get her packages and make sure the super wasn't going through her things.Less than three months later my divorce was final. Patti and I decided to go out to. She knewshe had to have it. Now that her tops were tighter and her jeans fitdifferently, it emphasized the new figure more than she had everintended to.Gotta say though, Lust. I like the new lip ring. It was true, it fitthe slightly shifted features better than the labret. Kim looked intothe mirror; she turned her head one way, then the other. The chestnuthair brushed over her slender shoulders.And we all seem to do this? Kim was wondering about Thralls.God, I need to talk to Faye about.