“I was hoping you could come over right away to get paid. We both go back to work tomorrow and I don’t want to leave you hanging,” she said. Des...ite trying, I couldn’t make out any tone of disapproval and felt like she hadn’t noticed anything amiss.“I could come over now,” I said. I caught myself sounding very enthusiastic at the prospect of seeing Mrs. Banks again. I was going to have to watch myself.“Great”, she said, “Come on over. We’ll see you in a few minutes.”I raced over to their house.. "Jules, please, don't let them do this to us." I'm not." That steel entered her voice. "They have us, you know it, Iknow it, they know it. We have to play their game, win some time, getthem to relax. Work with me, don't fight! God knows I've drunk gallonsof the stuff, you can lick a little off."I looked down, trying to get my emotions in control. She actually liftedthe prod. "All right!" I moved over and sat at her feet. I took a deepbreath, another, then leaned forward and put my tongue out.. "Thank you for being so honest and understanding with me," I said as I prepared to turn and walk away. "You're not only physically beautiful but equally so internally. What I wouldn't do to trade places with your husband even for just one day." Her eyes and her smile gave me renewed hope. Two weeks went by and neither of us so much as mentioned either my essay or the conversation. I'd finally convinced myself there was no hope I'd ever get the chance to even kiss the woman I loved let alone. You're being threatened with a gun. A masked man has it pressed hard against your belly," Gregg said quietly to the mayor's secretary. "And you too, mayor. Feel the chill of the pistol's steel barrel against you. Stare into your attacker's masked face, his cold dark eyes."As Gregg conjured the image intended to keep the Mayor and her secretary motionless while he searched the office, he suddenly became aware that his suggestions were not in the least unwelcome."Mmm," the Mayor said, parting her.