She drifted free of the seat, and immediately bumped against something solid. Planting her good hand, she turned her entire body toward the light sour...e. She was on the flag bridge deck, or at least what was left of it. A few emergency lights glowed from the remains of the bulkheads, while debris drifted everywhere around her. She fumbled for the light mounted on her chest pack, and turned it on. The light cast stark shadows, and a quick check of her environmental display confirmed the. "She's married to a barbarian," and then silently she thought that maybe the whole thing had been a show for her benefit.That evening she took the subway to the suburbs and then a taxi to an average house on one of those streets where only a number differentiates one house from the next.She knocked on the door and walked in as it opened with her eye closed, as instructed on the card. The door close behind her and someone fitted her with a blindfold. A man's voice asked her to please undress;. Not so as she talked about her family and its disintegration. There were long periods with no words, only sobs.As Andi talked, the miles slid by. They switched drivers and Beth sat in the back with Andi. Julia had warned about the probable panic, anger, and hysteria that could very well overtake Andi before they got her to the hospital. Andy was thankful for every minute she could talk as it shortened the time they would have to deal with the withdrawal.When they stopped at a rest area, Andy. Although she and Mack were physically together last night, she knew she was emotionally reaching out to John. She was letting him know she was available. It was an odd feeling to desire two men; just as odd as having an urge for crisp bacon covered in maple syrup at two in the morning. That kind of odd. A good combination that you cannot explain why it strikes your fancy. It just does.She wanted to be touched by him, to be penetrated by him, to receive him. She had never had these feelings.