***"She'll recover. Physically, anyway. Mentally....well, we're back to square one." Dr. Seward sighed. They were in Dr. Seward's study, after a night...and a day and part of a night with Helen at the hospital. She was there still, lying in bed, holding the crucifix as tightly as she could. She'd refused to part from it, and now that night was on Gwen was glad. She pondered the dark.Professor Van Helsing had his head in his hands. "I should have listened to you, Gwen. I can’t believe I sent Helen. I made no effort to pull away but just opened my lips slightly to allow access for his tongue and just enjoyed the tingling sensation that started to grow within me. During the kiss I could feel Ben’s hands move up onto my front and he started to rub my breasts through my blouse and bra. It did feel good and rather than stop him I allowed him to continue for a bit but when I felt his hands move upwards and realised he was trying to undo the buttons at the top I reached up and grabbed his hand. He looked like he was working hard now. "Come in," he called.Paula heard the sound of the door opening. She stifled the urge to giggle. They would both be in big trouble if she got caught under Rick's desk. Neither one of them could explain that."Where's Paula?" a deep voice asked.Paula almost died as she recognized Joe Carter's voice. Joe was Rick's associate. He'd be sure to spread it all over the office if he guessed that she was under the desk."Oh, Paula just went out for coffee," Rick. First I’d get these goddamned cattle to the station as fast as humanly possible so that I could get paid. Then I’d use those earnings to get out of this shit farm deal and, once free from all that, I’d move far away from Lincoln County and start over again as something better.Anything else would do just fine.I heard rumours gold was being found up north. Maybe I’d move there and try my hand at panning. Just the thought of it filled me with hope so I decided to dwell on that as I rode along with.