My child support was pegged at just over $1500, with the kids on my health insurance. Even though we weren’t married long enough for alimony to kick...in, I was paying another $500 a month just to make the kids’ lives better. And for me, that was all that really mattered. The expense had been rough at first, but with little to concentrate on other than work, my performance skyrocketed. Two promotions in three years had made the financial aspect much less problematic, but increased travel had. She had been sedated just shortly after she passed out as a result of Deke's attentions. Disoriented at first, Sandy stared blankly from the big bed she lay in. Slowly she began to make sense of her surroundings as the familiar furnishings of the room she shared with her companion, Karen swam into view. After a minute or two the dull ache in her belly began to come into focus."Mmmm," Sandy moaned. She stirred slightly. She lay on her left side. The dull pain radiated lower. Slowly Sandy reached. " Hope?" asked Jules."There is stuff going on at the moment, sorry Jules," I replied.I looked away, a little embarrassed that I couldn't reveal too manythings. I noticed the clock on the wall."Hey, we'd better get back, it's nearly the end of the lunch break," Isaid.We hurried out of the crowded pub and made it back to our office justbefore Mrs Williams, the senior manager appeared. I began workingthrough the phone calls and emails that had accumulated during the lasthour and a half.It was. We need to shower.” He lets off his weight. She slips to the floor and pulls her top off in a flourish. She throws it into the corner. He can only stare. Slack jawed at her nubile teen form. Her Chuck Taylor low tops fly one by one. A sock hitting him in the face. “towels” is all she says. Her skirt follows the polo top and she grabs the purple hard case. Entering the bathroom. She marvels at the wooden slat floors warmth under her bare feet. He finally breaks his trance. Tearing his eyes away.