Heather and I were pushing and pulling and trying to avoid the valve sticking out when I felt a hand between my legs. I figured it was an accident, ex...ept that it happened again. I looked at Heather, but she was looking at the tube. Then it happened once more, only the hand kind of rubbed my cock. Again, Heather was looking somewhere else. She didn’t say a word and she didn’t look at me.There were so many things I didn’t know then, one of them being how much pleasure the touch of another could. He jerked the rope that connected Sheena to Louie. She stumbled, and the heavy bags landed on top of her."Cut that out," yelled Louie. "Leave her alone."Akbar and Tremain caught up with them."What's going on?" Akbar asked."Louie's playing the role of hero, that's what's going on," said Gene. "I say we take a break and fuck this bitch's brains out. But Louie thinks he's her protector. Or maybe he wants her all to himself." I ain't protecting her, I'm protecting our investment," Louie said. I was surprised that we didn't have to weight the empty chest down to get it to stay underwater.Things were again quiet as we gathered around the kitchen table. I'm sure we were all still processing what had happened. Irma sat down for a moment only to rise up and start coffee brewing and water boiling for hot tea. Elise saw what Irma was doing and stood to help her older friend but Irma said, "Relax dear, I can get it."My eyes were on Audra. She had been the quietest of all of us since the. I'd sent Laura home with the promise that she could come back and visit soon. I knew she wouldn't betray me."One thing I'd like your help with," I told Mom and Dad as I finished cleaning my plate, "is figuring out some way of using my talent to earn money without doing anything wrong. The only ways that I've thought of basically just amount to stealing without getting caught, and I don't want to do that." Yes, it's tricky," Dad agreed. "I'm sure we'll figure something out, though. It's tough.