Just a slight pull and it would all be over. The only thing standing between Linden and the Dark place was a single motion. Strange how fragile life c...n be—after all, aren’t we always and everywhere but a single motion from death? Linden wondered if he’d hear the gun go off. Pushing the barrel hard against him, he closed his eyes. Should he put the gun in his mouth instead? After all, what if he slipped and somehow managed to miss? What a horrible joke that would be—to spend the rest of the. The Chinese couldn't meet it. The problems from the Grand Prix reasserted themselves, and Yin and Li found themselves well behind the Germans. The next of the pre-contest contenders to skate were the Russians. They were good, but had a few minor flaws. They defeated the Chinese handily, but were behind the Germans.The final group contained the Big Three. Andrea and Brett were the first to go, and they nailed everything in their program. Skating with verve and flair, they went to first place on. The long, gentle, slim fingers caught at her nipple, rolling it and squeezing it in a tender, understanding way that only a woman could know. Janet began to tremble all over at the strange forbiddenness of the situation. Her upbringing had never accepted this sort of thing, let alone any of the vile degrading acts she had already let herself sink to. But at the moment her whole being was in torment with her unfulfilled lust, and she couldn't, had she wanted to, resist the handsome woman's. Angique's smile never left her face. She reached out, cupping the girl's hand over the sore cheek."I know, honey," she said. "And I appreciate what you did. But it isn't what I meant, not at all. You accepted the pain; you didn't protest — you stayed and took it, but you didn't embrace it; you don't look out for it. You endured it because you thought it would please me. But it takes more to really please me, darling. Do you understand?" Another silence proved Alicia had no idea. Tears trickled.