“It may not be as comfortable,” Esteban replies, “but Nick will assure our protection, and I will always protect you. And it will be an adventur....”“Okay,” Bella murmurs. “And you?”“I ... I want you to like Chula.”“I should be jealous, shouldn’t I?”“Yes.”“She did get your virginity and your firstborn.”“She did.”“And you loved her. Still think fondly of her.”“Not as much as I love you.”“She made a man of you. Not the conquistadors, who only wanted to toughen you up, make you better at killing.. The arm that had been around her shoulders went slack. ‘What?’ ‘After I came home from breakfast, I took a long nap, I read, I took a photo or two from my window. I just needed some quiet. Some time to think, you know?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘But, Jason came home in a frenzy. He was so eager to come to this party. ‘Put some nice clothes on, baby. Please fix your hair.” Collin laughed at C.K.’s imitation of him. She cracked a smile before continuing. ‘And he could see that I was stressed out about something. As if I no longer exist, Jeffrey grabs the television remote and started channel surfing through the various ESPN channels. Behind the gag, I scream in frustration. Suddenly, as if he’sd just remembered the shape he’s left me in, Jeffrey turns to me, a surprised look on his face, “Oh baby, you didn’t think I’d forgotten about you?” A predatory grin splits his wide mouth and he approaches slowly. Bending he whispers my ear, “No way, slave. You are not going to get off so easily. I’ve lots of. One, she had been through this before, with Rina, with Yvette, with Jonelle. In each case, their desire had got the better of them, and they had ended up in Laura's bed. Two, she had seen in Cecilia's throbbing eyes the same sort of desire, fascination, dimly understood but genuine lust.She wants to, Laura thought, smiling. She just can't let herself.The next afternoon, at work, she got a call from Shawn. "Hi, I'm in town again, dancing up a storm. You won't believe this, but I'm a star now. A.