‘It…it was the one thing I…I was most afraid of.’ ‘Why were you afraid?’ he asked. He had no idea why she was acting the way she was. ‘B...…because it…it means you…you’re going to get hurt,’ she said softly. ‘And that’s the last thing I want to happen.’ ‘How am I going to get hurt?’ Jason asked. Karen pulled back and looked at him. Her gray eyes were sad and filled with tears. ‘You really don’t understand, do you, my darling?’ she asked while she caressed his face gently with her fingers. Jason. I was choked up for a couple of minutes. I went in to the kitchen and got a glass of water and took a couple of sips, and returned to the living room, glass in hind. When I was able to speak again, I put down my pad of paper, and turned to Audrey to speak. ‘Audrey, I apologize, but I’ve misled you tonight. I’m not having any problems with George or our partnership. It isn’t George cheating in the business, or giving away what’s rightly mine. The real problem is you, and what you’re doing with. "Such a good girl," she'll say whenshe climaxes. "There are a lot of masculine men out there that a woman islooking for. Will fuck her right, provide for her, fill the right genderroles. But that's boring to write about isn't it, Jane. You are somethingelse. A man that despite hating every second of it, with the rightblackmail and incentive, will let themselves be transformed andcompletely controlled." I looked up at her and she stroked my hair. "Yes,you've worked out just fine. I'm going to. ”They both left the room chatting about helping out with the babies at the barracks.Swarta grinned at us.“How do you know what is going on?” I asked Palus.“I’ve picked up on Swarta’s tells. She nearly always tilts her head toward the person when she wants to influence them,” Palus said. “Didn’t you notice the little sparkle in Aberdeen’s eye when it happened?”I hadn’t noticed. “It has to be more than that.”“It is.” Palus giggled and looked at Swarta.“Once I knew how it worked, I taught Palus.