"The social scientists have tried to address this problem. Movies, TV, video games -- all the entertainment media -- have been saturated with messages...to promote a great many sexual partners as a natural and happy experience. Persuasive essays and inspirational speeches have been tried. As you know, a cash award of $15,000 has been offered for 15-year-old girls if they will have sex with 30 men when they are fertile. All of these efforts have failed. Very few girls accept that offer."In short,. It was my turn to cross my arms."Well, I'm not leaving." I'm not asking you to leave the house, Mark," she replied in exasperation. "I just want you to go upstairs while he's here."I didn't like it. I didn't like it one little bit. She re-crossed her arms, waiting for my next challenge."Fine!" I said eventually. "But I'll be listening up there. You just yell and I'll be down in a second." I'll be fine," she said, beginning to calm down. She stepped forward and almost hugged me before stepping. Béla's well-being was his concern now, not Frank's.Béla let out a yelp of surprise when Jake heaved her right over the side and into the bed of the pickup, then grunted as she landed softly on the old mattress he'd evidently put there so that she wouldn't be hurt when he threw her in. This was obviously a well-planned abduction.Driving her to an old vacant lot where there were no streetlights, Jake parked the truck and climbed into the pickup bed to find her sitting up and shivering in the. " Why should he be?" He behaved appallingly and threatened you." It would be his word against mine and they'd put it down as a lovers' tiff. Everyone knows we've been going out together for nine months." Not with those voicemails." I'm not sure I want to make a fuss anyway, Dad. I was pretty keen on him 'specially till about three or four weeks ago and I don't blame him for feeling let down and angry. I think I've just got to leave Bath as long as I can stay with you for a bit. He's no idea.