Ed walked to the front door and rang the doorbell. After a minute or so a Hispanic maid answered the door. Ed showed his badge and asked to see Mrs. B...num. The maid asked Ed to wait in the hall and went to get Mrs. Bynum.A pretty woman about 40 came from a room at the rear of the house. She was dressed in a pants suit that Ed could see cost more than he made in a month. Her hair looked like she had just come from a beauty parlor and her makeup was flawless. She approached Ed with a look of. “This is a surprise Elizabeth”, he said. “It has been awhile, what have you been doing, how is your black lover and how are you?”There was a brief period of hesitation before she answered. “I ... I was wondering if we could meet for coffee, but how did you know about my companion?” He didn’t question her reason for the call but knew that the coffee shop that they had often visited had closed a few months before. “It was just a guess but you often commented about your Sudanese friends and when. ' ?Derek, I am telling you for the last time I am not going to stay. Now pleasetake me home like we agreed.' By now she was fully clothed. ?No. Find yourself a taxi if you really must go. You're the one who's breakingthe agreement.' ?Oh very funny, there isn't a taxi rank for miles.' ?Well then just hitch a lift. I'm sure if you lift your thumb nicely, or betterstill give a quick flash of your fanny, some sex starved madman will stop andlet you into his car. Then you'll wish you had stayed here. Her heart slowed down and she could feel the bond between them strengthening as her predator stared, almost lovingly, into her eyes. His intensity soaked into the silence and she breathed it in with heightened vigor: she wanted to be close to him and have him handle her however he wished. A small part of her mind screamed and thrashed against the newfound power that had been placed upon her: this was not right, that monster was after her and was about to rip her to shreds! The small,.