I don't care about anything else." Then she grinned at Jan and said, "Would you like to lose ten dollars?" Are you serious? You're thinking of betting...me that Bob can make me beg him to give me release? You're crazy!"Jill grinned and stuck out her hand. "By the way, the bet's with me, not with him. I trust him. Now take off your robe and get on the bed. I think I'm going to enjoy this."Jan slipped off the robe, again revealing her magnificent body along with the marks of the brutal beating. That would certainly confirm or allay the girl detective’s concerns.It was as if by magic Nancy’s wish was answered. She had just returned from a late lunch with Bess and George when the telephone rang. It was none other than Brianna Colby on the line. “It’s so nice to hear from you, Brianna.”“Thanks, Nancy,” said Brianna. “Dr. Chang feels bad about being so short with you yesterday and wants to make it up to you by inviting Bess, George and you to luncheon tomorrow. She promised we could spend. "You signed papers so that I can skip eighth grade and go straight to high school two months ago. I have to take the same summer classes as Matti." And if I can, I'll set up the exercises to be close to where they are taking classes, so that they are always nearby," I said.Matti giggled. "Mark, do you think Jessica would help with this conversation? She could tell Kyle about the way you tried to protect everyone at school, and how you kept the peace in the courtyard."My sister did not wait for. She'd changed him back into his clothes; the new dress they'd put him inthat morning; a thin blue gingham affair with a lace-trimmed peter pancollar, short sleeves and a frilled hem that fell to his mid thigh andthrust his cardigan, the white one with the flow buttons at him and toldhim he could play outside as the sun was out. His only other clothinghad been a pair of white knee socks and cotton panties so he wasthankful for the cardigan as he knew that, although the sun was indeedshining, it.