’ At that moment James knocked on the door. ‘Come in!’ Nathan called out and James entered and took a chair. ‘James,’ Nathan began, ‘I ju...t filled Henry in on the situation with Chandler. He’ll keep it confidential.’ ‘Raymond’s doing real well…’ James started. Nathan interrupted him. ‘Bob Jackson said that your apartment is off limits for the boy.’ James hung his head and shook it sadly. ‘They’re going to win and I’ve done nothing to be blamed for.’ ‘You’ve got to see Bob’s point of view.’. I don?t want you sitting here waiting for some sadistic bitch to flog you half to death.? I looked up at her. She was holding her hand out. I still to this day have no idea why I went with her but I did. I put my hand in her hand and went with her. She took us through a black curtain at the back of the club and down a corridor. The club was really classy. I had expected it to look like some sort of a brothel when I first went there but there was a bar and then through the back were the. "And you wouldn't dare rat me out, because I have all kinds of dirt on you," he adds with a sinister grin. "Like what?" Miranda shoots back, hoping to catch him in a bluff. "Well, for starters, I'm sure your mom would love to hear that her little girl has been fucking around with her best friend every weekend for the past year or so... or maybe they would like to know how their star student has to fuck her teachers to get her grades," he shoots back at her. Miranda shifts on her feet. If they catch him, they are going to arrest him.’ ‘Will they put him in jail?’ he asked, wide-eyed. ‘Yup. For sure! Then he’ll be sorry,’ I said in a half grin. ‘Mr. Prentice, can I tell you a secret?’ Deanna asked. ‘Of course. I’m good at keeping secrets.’ She leaned into me and whispered in my ear. ‘My daddy used to call me DeDe. You can call me that if you want.’ The tears had ceased, but the tracks were still visible on her angelic cheeks. ‘Thank you, Deanna. But if I call you that, won’t.