Cara worked part time selling merchandise for several local bands and had to cancel going to one of Rick’s shows, because one of her bands was playi...g the same night in a different town. She hated to let him down, but knew that his girlfriend Crystal would be there anyways for the moral support. Later that Wednesday she found out that the show she was supposed to work had gotten cancelled, so she decided that she would drive up and go to Rick’s. She waited until Friday afternoon and left him a. I nervously came returned to the living room. Stuart threw Sarah on to her back and kissed her some more, then stood up over her, yanking her skirt off. "Get the fuck over here, sissyboy." I placed the wine on the table and walked over to him sheepishly. He grabbed my shirt by the collar, and in one violent motion stripped the shirt right off my back. I felt doubly vulnerable being bare-chested in front of him. He grinned at me evilly and stepped in closer, invading my personal space. It felt. And tomorrow night, I’m going to cook you a nice dinner.”“You flipped or something?”“Oh, Nathan, I’ve found you.”“Baby, you’ve had, me all the time,” he said. Shit. She had it bad. He really felt tender toward her.“I’m going out tomorrow and try to find a job. A regular job.”“What about your career?” he asked; dubious.“If I make it, I make it. If not, I’ve got you.”“You’ll get. “Maveen O’Neil, inquiring minds want to know. Why were you in the middle of the Caribbean Sea?”“Road Trip,” she said. Her husband, James, laughed.“She still does it,” he said.“Just takes off?”“Ayup,” he said. “No rhyme or reason. The places we’ve been...”“You go with?”“Of course ... I mean ... look at her. You don’t think I’m going to let that out of sight?” He laughed again, “She gets hit on by high school seniors.”She smiled.The island:The island was the collapsed core of a volcano. A few.