She wasn't the only one fighting a loss of breathcontrol."Maybe we should go to the bar,"she whispered.There were some seats vacant at the corner.A mi...ed bunch of patrons, hunched over their phones or drinks, an atmos[here you find in any hotelbar at 3 PM in San FranciscoI ordered two sake that come in those cute flasks. The ultimate hangover cure, if she wasn't one.We didn't care to toast, just poured are warm drink in the porcelain cup and were silent.I had positoned myself against the wall. The procession finally reached the staged and everyone climbed onto it. The bride and the four male dancers came together, two dancers on each side of the bride. The "priest" began the "service".It was short and to the point"Do you, young lady, agree to give up your individuality to become united with one man to ..."She said yes. I had heard that voice before, I was sure of it. Adam turned toward me as if to say "Sounds familiar, doesn't she?"I just nodded. The "priest" continued"But before. She would become curious and would ask like what? I cracked many jokes and she was feeling better after medication and her temperature had also come down. I purposely held her hand again and again to check her temperature and then kept holding for a long time engaging her in talks. Soon she was lost in my conversation and we were cracking jokes and laughing.I was rubbing her hand gently. She was too engaged in talks to notice all what I was up to I told her that Rohan was very lucky to have. This time she didn't say anything."That's better, " he grinned. "Now I'm gonna start taking off your clothes, and you're not gonna say a word, right?" Janet nodded. As he began unbuttoning her blouse, she told herself that this wouldn't take long and then he'd be out of her life forever. She'd cooperate - anything to keep him from using that knife. She blushed hotly as he removed her blouse and ogled the tightly packed cups of her bra, but she said nothing. He reached around her and unhooked.