"Very well, sir," she said, and went upstairs.I turned to Kari, who looked exceedingly nervous, and I said, "Strip!"She was nude in about three second.... She dropped to her knees and bowed her head. "I'm sorry, Jake." For what?" I asked."For telling Sandy about you," she said."At least you know why you are here," I said. "Stand up."I maneuvered her over to a piece of equipment that I particularly liked. It had a frame, with cuffs that I attached to her wrists and ankles. She was bound, spread. "wow" she thought to herself. When school started that year, Roman and Ana would soon learn that though they are family they are completely opposite. Ana was more of a cheerleader type who made friends and liked to be involved. Roman on the other hand could give a shit, he just wanted to graduate. For months they barely talked at school, but at home they would talk and come as close as brother and sister. Roman saw Ana as his sister, he was an only child so this was a new feeling. His lips were pursed into a thin white line as he looked up at them. On his desk, amidst all the papers and reports was a large ashtray. Several spent cigars were abandoned there in the yellowed glass receptacle, the more recent one smoldering still. Loomis inhaled the scent of genuine Cubans deeply and relished the aroma. From the look on Sheriff Williams face, he doubted he would be offered one anytime soon. ‘Sheriff Williams,’ Tessa said and motioned to the doctor, ‘This is Doctor Matthew. Statistically and genetically nugatory! The rest of my family is good Anglo Saxon stock from way back." You know" she warmed to one of her favourite themes."Your own surname tells you bugger all about yourself. Go back a few generations and you have so many ancestors it's unbelievable. Just try it, doubling up every twenty five years or so! You go back to 1300 and you've more ancestors than there were people in the country at the time! You know what that means, don't you?" No, Katie, I fucking.