For all this and more everyone hated her and adored her. In an instant, Mason was back to his old self. He felt the fear he had long thought he had s...bdued rise again. In fear he turned and latched on to the nearest entity, in a hug so intense it closely resembled a death grip but only for an instant. He quickly realized what he was doing and to whom he was doing it to. It was Mikki. Her face, ever so close to his, was scarlet in hue. Whether from arousal or embarrassment, Mason did not know. Danielle’s eyes were set though. She wasn’t going to let me walk away without telling her, and after what she had both witnessed and experienced, I thought she deserved the truth. How else could I explain the welts on her back? People didn’t get hurt by being told about another person’s pain.I glanced at Jordan. The only way to tell the story correctly would be to include Jordan’s part. I didn’t know if Jordan understood what my unspoken question was or not, but she nodded her head. “Two days. I held out my hand and she slipped hers into mine, knotting our fingers before sighing. "Do guys really think like a Nash Equilibrium?"I snorted. "I think you're giving us more credit than we deserve. I've seen five guys go for the hot blonde while ignoring other available girls. Second-level thought isn't exactly our strong suit."Dawn chuckled. "I guess you're right. But then Viktoriya was pointing straight at you at the end of that discussion." Was she?" Mmm-hmm."I shrugged, that ping in the. It was still too light out to attempt it anyways. Normally I would have headed over to Glenn's house for a couple of hours but after this afternoon's display of jealousy and temper I didn't want any more of Glenn for a while.When I got to the corner I went left towards the grammar school and beyond. It wasn't my normal route but I needed to kill time until dark. I wound up on another street with two story houses that didn't fall into my peeping criteria. There was a woman with her back to me.