”“You’ll go out there again?” Jessica asked.“Maybe once more, in a couple of weeks. Then that will be it. They’ll close down and we’ll h...ve three of their people on board. And that’s just the BLS stuff. Dave and Charlie are both hiring. We have more business than we know what to do with right now. That’s why I have to step back from programming.”We reached the house and went inside. We took off our winter outerwear and Jessica went to find the kids to say ‘hello’ while I went upstairs and drew. That was when Mark's demeanor changed. He quickly and quite unexpectedly reached forward and snatched her up by the hair pulling her roughly to her feet in front of him. "That was a present... a gift from me for coming to visit. Now you are going to work for the rest of my attentions!" He pushed her to the wall, holding her there by the throat as he continued speaking in a rough, menacing growl. "You told me once that you wanted to be dominated... that you were into BD/SM and considered. I think I'm attracted to him. This is bad.I felt my face go flush.I spent the rest of class just nodding and trying not to look at him, orlead him on in any way. Of course, that didn't stop him from following meout of the classroom when class was dismissed.When Steve and I started walking out of class together, the professorstopped me. "Miss Machado?"Did he just call me... Miss Machado? Crap. I closed my eyes and let out asign. Our lies are built on a house of cards and they're about to allcome. "Christ, Jan, we've been dating a week," Bryant pointed out. "We're not married. We're not engaged. I'm still allowed to make decisions for myself. This is a decision I've made and I've also decided you don't need to know the details just yet." You're pissing me off," Jan told him."I know I am," Bryant admitted. "And that isn't my goal. But I have to do this and it needs to be done right now." Well, fine," Jan said. "I'll accept that for now. But Bryant, I'm hurt that you're not willing to.