She had the greatest desire to spit in his face to show her defiance, but he wasn't close enough, and she knew that she should keep her cool."We talke... with your wonderful police chief," he said. "We're going to be able to exchange you for Mack."Betty remembered that Mack was the member of their gang that the police had captured near Harvard Square about a month ago."I don't know if the rest of the boys want to trade off someone as beautiful as you for that clumsy asshole," Joey continued. "But. No naughty things and all since Raj and I were always together at home.A week later, Raj planned to go out with some of his classmates, and stay couple nights over. I thought this could be a better time to make a move on Seema. I went to a liquor shop, bought wine, bought groceries, came home early from college, and cooked her favorite dish.Aunt came back from office, saw the fresh flowers on the table, candlelit, and her favorite food on the table, and was surprised. I told her, “Raj was away. ’ She smiled and sat next to him on the coffee bar, letting her knee peak thru the slit of her wrap skirt as she crossed her legs. ‘So Mr. Hypnotist, where do we go from here?’ she said. She was clearly experienced with meeting men off craigslist. There was no chit chat, no names, just an abrupt, what-are-you-going-to-do-for-me-tonight attitude. He explained how they needed to find a quiet place where she could relax and she explained how she had suggested that they meet at 8 because her office. And now his fare was awake."Wicked close, dude," she admonished him. "The wad I gave you, I wanna arrive alive, you dig?"Yeah, he dug. And he had a wad for her - well, in his dreams. Which, all k**ding aside, were going to get him into trouble. He didn't want to do this, but..."Look, miss. I'm way past the end of my regular working hours. How about I drop you off someplace, refund you the difference, I'll call in, get another cab here. Better that than I drive us into a ditch." He watched her.