She picked it up on the second ring. "Hello?" "It's me," Simon said. "Iwill be there shortly, and I will be bringing an associate with me. Set yours...lfup." And he hung up. Elaine replaced the receiver slowlyand then sat without moving for several minutes. Then she got up, went intothe bedroom and took off all her clothes. Completely naked, she walked intothe wide foyer that served as the entrance to the apartment. About ten feetfrom the front door a pair of manacles rested on the floor, one. The code came back incorrect.“Hey, Girl. It’s Julie’s parents’ code.” Troy Equals said from the top of the landing to his and Julie’s home offices. “Not Propappou’s. Meant to tell you.”“Hey, Boy. I wasn’t sure if anyone was still up.” She told him, punching in the right alarm code. “Mander passed out when we got back, and I think I left my ... excuse to come over ... somewhere around here.”“Your key’s in the same phony rock outside, too.” Troy said, coming down the stairs. “Well, Denise uses it. I led her to my bed to sit as I pulled off my clothes. I got a pair of trunks from the dresser before moving over to stand facing her, but a foot away.“All yours if you want to check it out while it is still just us. You don’t have to, but I didn’t expect to bump into Ralph and his sisters, much less find them to be able to come over today. It seems only fair,” I told her.She started to reach out for it twice before finally holding it in her hand. After inspecting it she let it go, stood up and. Her breathing became heavy and her heart was pounding in her chest. She didn't know what say."It's ok, Sweetheart!" Rebecca said as she took her daughter's hand. "I understand those feelings and I don't mind at all."Her mother's statement did not do much to relax Laurie but she thrilled at the touch of her mother's stroking fingertips in her palm. She smiled crookedly at her mother, neither admitting nor denying her feelings."Although," Rebecca continued, "I usually have to go relieve myself.