A movement in the brush on the opposite side of the pool proved me wrong. A man burst out running towards a Jeep. He stepped inside it and sped off ...owards town. Yet, I recognized him as one of Sherriff Don’s deputies. His name was Ronin, but his friends called him, Blackie. It wasn’t that I cared that my friend Don knew. It was that Blackie Ronin was a bastard from way back who wasn’t one bit afraid of being a blackmailer. Well hell, I was a shady bastard, too, so I knew how to handle. “How do we leave this place?” he asked sternly.Dana activated the intercom in her helmet, and opened a channel to Rachel, asking in a worried voice, “What the fuck is up with him?”Rachel looked up at her, from where she was tending to Alyssa, and replied, “I’m not sure, he’s been acting strangely ever since I found him in the other chamber. It looks like you’re in charge now.”Dana squared her shoulders, then took a deep breath as she turned around, and said decisively, “Alright, I’ll lead us. Frances and Jenny agreed to take the first two hours, Dorothy and Harriet the next, and Frances and Elspeth the remainder of the night until everyone had got dressed. Frances resigned herself to a more sleep deprived night than the others, but she had always been the natural leader of the group and leaders have responsibilities.They carried out an audit before retiring for the night.Jenny: Top, bikini top, bikini bottom and shoes.Dorothy: Bikini top, bikini bottom, slacks and shoes.Elspeth:. More so, they were better capable of hard work, too. Joerg had grown up with a hard working mother, though, who, although being slender, had given birth to five strong children."What does it matter, Ilka? You are what you are, and you are pretty. Come close now," he said, opening his arms for her.Ilka stepped forward then, into his embrace. He gave her a soft kiss, nibbling on her lips, remembering how Birte had loved this. He felt Ilka's lips relax under his kiss and she melted against his.