I dressed his wounds and put him to bed. I knew he was weak but all the same he needed restraints, I couldn't take any chances. I turned the bars up a... the sides of his bed and tied him at the wrists and ankles, then extra restraints on his arms and legs. I didn't tie him too tight, just enough to hold him securely.Then I waited. It was forty-eight hours before he opened his eyes. He was still drugged, tried to move and gave up. He groaned and I knew he was in pain but after all the drugs I'd. "Stupid bastard," the lieutenant said. "He'd put this thing aside to grapple with the lady." Mother!" Julie screamed and ran into the house. Foster backed up and watched her squeeze past him with a smile."What about the other two?" I asked."Haven't seen 'em," Foster said, wobbling a bit. I helped him to sit down and went on inside. The two women were huddled together near a center-hall doorway. I heard someone hurrying down the stairs and then a man ran into the room, holding up his breeches at. Or yours, for that matter.”“It’s just the four of you, unless you guys are working on number three!”“Two is just fine, thank you very much!” Dave laughed. “I’ve seen the zoo at your house! The only downside is no guest bedroom and no finished basement. But I’ll talk to Gerald Brown about finishing the basement.”“Talk to Jackie or Jeremiah first and see if they’ll draw your plans for you.”“One step ahead of you! I already talked to Jackie. I didn’t ask her, because she was at work, but do you. Apparently satisfied, she nodded. ‘All right,’ she said, and stood up. ‘I have to get back to work. You—’ she pointed at Dom ‘—don’t ever do anything like that again.’ ‘Yes, ma’am,’ he agreed. He lowered his eyes to the floor, the picture of remorse, and Dee couldn’t hold back a laugh. She squeezed his arm on her way out and he knew he was forgiven by at least one of them. There was an awkward silence, then Lani said, ‘Have a seat.’ ‘Thanks.’ He sat and stared at her for a moment. For the last.