Won'tthat be nice? You must be getting fed up lying in bed."Jane looked round the room. It was plain, just her bed with two hospitalchairs and a small...table.The pictures on the walls were of flowers, orladies in elegant long dresses. She picked up a magazine and turnedthrough the articles on makeup, clothing and hairstyles. She couldunderstand the language of the articles, yet it was as if it was notquite familiar. She looked idly through them, feeling more and morebored. An article on cooking. .." the young man heard but then the sound of running water drowned out her voice. Danny had no intention of leaving just yet. A line had been crossed and the relationship was changed. Now that Danny had accomplished the main goal of bedding his mom he knew he didn't want to stop. Still, it would pay to be extra careful. The probable shock and regret Lani was going through might make try something rash to stop her son. Danny couldn't count on his dad for protection. Patrick would more than. So what? she yelled, That didnt stop you from taking me did it?! Shut your fucking mouth, I growled back, Oxford is the one who took you. Im the one who saved you from that hell, and dont you forget it. Courtney withered in the face of my ire, and began sobbing quietly, but I pressed on, saying, If you dont want to stay with me thats fine. Ill drop you right back on your parents doorstep. But bear in mind, princess, that once I do, Oxford will just kill me and then hell take you right back, and. "I was assigned to patrol out here last month," I managed through dust dry lips. I mimicked her and licked my lips to moisten them.Her eyes fell, and her shoulders sagged. "I was embarrassed to get out, and now I'm out here like this."Her plaintive tone jerked me back to reality. "Oh, let me get the cuffs off, so you can, uh," I fumbled with the keychain on my gun belt and produced one of my handcuff keys. She leaned forward when I removed my hand from her chest, and brought her right wrist.