I didn’t know if it was one of pleasure or of pain and that disturbed me greatly. I was also bothered by the onset of guilt and remorse for what I h...d just done. I had never allowed Mom to know the slightest about my love life, out of respect I suppose. And to have her witness, almost be a participant in one of my trysts, was after the excitement of the act somewhat embarrassing. I walked around to the driver side door, her eyes seemed to be following me the entire way. I opened the door, sat. ‘I live less than a mile away but will host you. You look pooped and in need of sustenance and a bed.’ Maggie was quite a character. She’d been a schoolteacher all her life prior to retirement eight years ago and had been married twice. She was lonely and loved talking and it was after midnight before Gerard could escape to bed. When on the road next morning he was whistling, his confidence being returned by the kindness of Maggie and her simple philosophy she’d shared with him, ‘Don’t let the. It came from being on the run for a year.Barbara got out of bed and went downstairs to the livingroom. There she lit a cigarette and sat quietly thinking.She could hear noise from the police searching theneighborhood."Couldn't sleep?" asked Claire, who had gotten out of bedand joined Barbara in the living room."No, I couldn't," Barbara replied, taking a long puff fromher cigarette."Can I get you anything?" No, nothing." So what brought you to Duquoin?" Claire asked.Barbara told the story of how. I didn’t know how else to let you know where to find me!” She was clearly stressing. “Hey, it’s ok! It was exciting trying to find you! – So the sauna, huh?” I added cheekily.She smiled sheepishly, “No one ever come’s in here, plus it has a lock on the door and cover for the window!”“Excellent” I said and with that I turned on the sauna, fed it water and immediately started undressing Valarie. She had already taken off her heals and stockings for a second time, but I don’t know where had hid.