"It never even came up. Just cheap asshole stuff, they're always pinching pennies. Man, if you're playing in the big leagues now—and it sure looks l...ke you are—you need somebody to travel with you, check for things like that. Do a lot of other stuff, too."I gave him a surprised look. "Funny you should mention it, Marilyn was saying the same thing just the other day." 'Marilyn?'" Cam's manager." 'Cam?'" His voice was a couple of notches higher."Uh, Camilla," I explained. "Sam, there've been,. It was completely furnishedeven with decorations. Dave taking me on a tour of the house slippedaway into a bedroom and called me to join him. He called me over to asmall tarnished brass plate on a stand on a bedside table.Dave pointing at the plate said, "Take a look at this I think it isspecial. I know the appraisers informed the attorney handling anythingof value. Do you think they missed it?"I picked up the little plate and looked at the strange writing on it buton the back I saw a sticker. This was unusual for Rian, as he most certainly was not the sort of boy to share such intimacy with another boy. Rian was engaged to be married to a young woman, his first and only love, who was named Vyl. Vyl was the most beautiful sight of the Wyr Mountains, and none could disagree. On many occasions, Rian would take Vyl out into the darkest forests to make love to her for hours on end. He was a young man who loved to share his time with one particular young woman.And that being said, you. In a bold, disturbing move that startled and electrified both of them, she gave Marie a quick, stinging slap across the cheek with the flat of one palm. It was such a hard slap that Marie's head swiveled briefly to one side. When she turned it back, Laura could see the water that had sprung up in her eyes.Laura was frightened at having initiated all this too quickly. We didn't even come up with a safe word or anything like that, she thought. What am I doing hitting this lovely girl? I want to.