Brown," and was from a legal firm in Dallas. The fact that it was sent by somebody from their old town raised his curiosity. Perhaps, had he not been ...o preoccupied, he would have realized that the initials "D. Brown" could also stand for "Dawn Brown." Perhaps he would have then let Dawn open up the parcel after she had returned from work. But things didn't happen that way; Danny picked up a kitchen knife and slit open the packing. 'She chose a soft flogger from the selection available, much like the one usedon the girl earlier. The strands were flexible enough and smooth enough thatthey wouldn't hurt too much someone who she wasn't sure about. She didn't knowhis boundaries so she wasn't going to risk anything more severe. The first blow was a test, nothing too harsh. He arched away from the blow,but his desire remained unchanged. She searched his mind for that spark offear, but was pleased that it dimmed at the second. He also gave me the name of one of Papas friends who could dig out the crawl space and build the foundation. I needed this in spite of the cost, it would save me weeks of back-breaking labor. They finished the work in less than a week. I began framing the following day. Im not the fastest worker, but I do put in long days. It took me two days to frame and install the subfloor and three more to build the wallsexterior and interior. The roof beams were harder. First I had to figure out what. And he told me all about it. And Carlos Santiago.”“I met him a few times, and did not like him. Linda said he was just a friend, but I just did not believe her. And I did not want to believe it. But you are right, I think she was already seeing others a few months after you left.”“Well, she has picked her life, I hope she’s happy with it. To be honest, I had a slight thought of coming back here at one time and seeing if we could patch things up. It was that tape that ended it forever. I know.