She wanted to tell him how sorry and careless she was, butshe could not make the words come out. She was grabbed around the throat andthrown back near...y landing in the fire. She cowered in the corner against thewarm stones of the hearth, as he pointed to the bowl and growled for her topick it up. Slowly and cautiously, she crawled for the bowl and kept her distancefrom him as much as she was able. Her arm extended far to reach it and remainout of his way. Without warning, his foot landed. " She kissed him on the cheek and was about to leave when he mumbled at her. "What did you say? Brand." looking at him, "grow for me, lil one, like your dragon friends, so I can make love to you, like I need to." he muttered then was fast asleep.Bitsy lay curled up in her bed, Brand's words kept echoing through her mind. She fell asleep still hearing them. It was a very quiet Bitsy that joined Marluxion, the next afternoon. "You ok? Mar," Bitsy asked, watching him sit for hours, tapping his. But that’s a whole other story, and it nearly landed us in divorce court. In fact our marriage was touch and go for several months after that, and that also put the kibosh on our drinking parties with Gene and Tammy. Not long after I finished my shower, Vicki and Tara arrived home from the mall. When I saw them my eyes nearly popped out of my head. They were both wearing identical bruised denim shorts, and damn did they look hot! In fact I told Tara that her new nickname is ‘Sweet Cheeks’. ”After holding her a bit, she relaxed again and started laying hot kisses on me.“Do you have any condoms?” WHAT? Condoms ... could she mean...“Yes, so happens I do. Am I Going to need one?” From her question it was a dumb answer but this was too good to be true. She didn’t ask if I had A condom, but condoms plural. The night was looking up big time.Reaching into the glove box, I got one out. She watched me closely as I rolled it on.“Why is it shaped like that” That funny bell on the end.”“You.