’ Her mouth opened to speak but the words wouldn’t come together. ‘Bend over the bed, Sere.’ This time the tone was coaxing. Just as firm in i...’s own way, but more encouraging than demanding. It tickled the base of her spine and she found herself turning on her heels and staring at the oil-painted landscape over the headboard. Why did I do that? ‘Lift your dress, Sere. Lift it now. Let your father help you be proper.’ There was that tone that enticed and commanded. I have to leave. The thought. By the way, the other man with us that night was my partner, Rick Estevez, and we are L.A.P.D. officers…’ He paused and frowned in confusion. She had closed her eyes and nodded quickly. ‘Yes… I know! So…?’ Then he continued. ‘And you know damn well that, in Spanish, te quiero means ‘I love you!’ So… why did you say that to me the last time I made love to you?’ She hung her head down as she said, ‘I don’t know! It was stupid! I… I didn’t mean it!’ He put his hand on her chin and lifted her face. We all managed to work as a team helping each other whenever necessary.The customers were fun people to work with. Oh they were typical customers; they wanted the best quality at the cheapest price. And of course they wanted it yesterday. It was fun working with them.Ann, on the other hand, found out that being on the lowest rung of the legal ladder was not the glamour she thought it would be. As the old saying goes, "Sh ... t flows downhill" could not be more appropriate where she was working.. . it was sensually intoxicating, yet mentally anguishing to her at the same time! Yes, yes, he was punishing her to the fullest... chastising both of them... but did they deserve it? How could she tell him what had really happened the night before, or how the naked embrace he had caught Carol and her in had come about? Did he know that Caesar, her beautiful animal- lover, had been there with them? She doubted it; he would have screamed it out had he known! But instead he was gasping lustful.