They lay on rugs on the cold ground, wide eyed and terrified, some still saturated from their recent reluctant sea voyage. Evidently they had just bee... brought in by the returning kaaks, snatched from a vessel at sea or on land somewhere.Mihiko had been a waitress on the cruise yacht Chino's family had hired. She recognised Chino immediately and ran to hug her. She was followed by Amy, a part Hawaiian, who'd similarly been snatched from the yacht. The three girls danced together to the. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were friendly, that much was certain, and generous; their presence was not of anger or manipulation. Instead, their good cheer simply swelled until it filled every crevice available. But they did control the room; it had clearly never occurred to them that other people might ever have a thought that contradicted one of their own. After the moving was done and the furniture set up, they swept Magdalena (they always used the girl's full name, though Danielle could well imagine. You turned me around to face you and gently but firmly gathered my long, hair and twisted it into a tight knot, fastening it with a clip on the top of my head. As I stood there, naked and vulnerable, you kissed me sweetly along my neck.Now get in the bath', you ordered. I did as I was told. I knew from experience not to ignore you or take to long over commands.You took the sponge and soaked it in the soapy water. Then slowly, squeezed the water out along the line of my spine. I shuddered and. ”I nodded, “She’s a friend, that’s all. And she knows you’re my steady girlfriend.”“What about Cynthia? Her mom always seemed cool.”She had been cool, but Kelly didn’t know about the ‘Grandma Incident’ as Libby and I called it.I shrugged, “You’ll have to ask her. Everyone else will be there, even Heather and Paul.”“He was SO gross!”“He promised to be nice,” I said, “And Heather was OK with him being there.”“What about her mom?”“I have no clue. That’s between Heather and her parents!”“Have you.