Claire was clutching so tightly to him, her fingernails were digging into his back and going so deep they were drawing blood. Stoically saying nothing... Master ignored the pain and stayed almost motionless, only moving his hands, trying to comfort the sobbing, fear stricken woman. Slipping one arm under her legs, Master lifted Claire as if the girl weighed no more than a feather. Holding her tightly to his chest, he moved towards the doorway. The girls parted before him, giving him the space he. .." Wonder no more, you hot fucking Amazon you," Jackie kissed her lightly on the lips, then grabbed a binder and began heading towards one of the studio conference rooms. Darren could not move, stunned, as she watched Jackie's amazingly firm ass walk away from her."I'm coming," Darren belatedly said, hurrying to join her."You have no idea," Jackie said, holding the door to the soundproof room for her.Aimee, who'd long since learned to do her own hair and makeup, was alone in the mirrored room. Liem took my hand and we stood; she left me to lock the door and turn off the downstairs lights, leading me by the hand upstairs to her bedroom, turning on a soft bedside light. She turned and kissed me, began unbuttoning my shirt, as I un-wrapped her body from the material. Hers was off first naturally, and I marveled at the softness, yet again, of Asian women I had known. I caressed her back while she finished removing my shirt, but before she reached for my pants, I asked if we could shower. Sam got a good hug from Brian. The two men had not had many chances to meet over the years since the Reaping."Time to hit another one out of the park Sam?" he asked."I'm hoping so," Sam answered. "We're still being pursued, but almost beyond danger now."The way Sam said it left Brian blinking in confusion. The way Sam's eyes seemed to lose focus, and the way he spoke, almost as if he was seeing the pursuers in his head, was disturbing. It was Sam Kendall though, and he quickly shook the feeling.