I paused; Elsie filled in."Actually he did," said Elsie. "Marci, after you came clean to me that time—yes Howard we all knew—you were the only one...in the dark." Howard's eyes had gotten big when Elsie made her pronouncement. She cut him off with a wave of her hand from making a comment too soon and unnecessarily."I had occasion to check up on good 'ole Officer Whitcomb," said Elsie, "He was a gnat's eyelash short of going to jail for rape on at least two occasions. He only avoided jail time. I knew how embarrassed she was and yet she completed her task without question.“She is just fucking amazing!” Greg said to me.“Yes she is bud,” I replied, “That’s our Christy.”I kept looking at her and on several occasions, I got a very good glimpse of her thighs as her dress revealed them; I had a permanent erection as I watched her mingle and chat to the guests. Finally, at around seven o’clock, the guests started to leave and she hugged each one as she kissed their cheek.We left at around. When she got home Mr Richards took her upstairs, they were gone for about five minutes. When they returned Mrs Richards sat down with her and told her it would be ok for her to stay with them. Sasha was so happy, she thanked them both and went back to her flat for the last time, Mr and Mrs Richards looked at each other and smiled.Life became better for Sasha, a steady paycheck and a place to stay she was even saving money which was great. However Mr Richards was starting to come home earlier. As they waited, he turned to her, only to find her staring once again through the ominous gate into the night on the other side. She wore her hair up in a more formal style, revealing tantalizing glimpses of supple neck and glittering diamonds decorating each ear. She was a vision, but not one of his own making.He remembered her gasp when she opened package, and how its contents overflowed its edges, as though it had suddenly taken its own deep breath, increasing its volume to double the box's.