Filled with fluid, Laura was grateful for the Thing—were it not for its control of her lungs, she surely would have drowned in the Queen’s bowels....espite her desire to see what waited at the end of the viscous tunnel, Laura refrained from opening her eyes. She did so once, and the effect was like saltwater on her retinas—a searing agony ensued, delivering an unmistakable message: don’t do that again.Blind, Laura allowed herself to be tugged through the tunnel without resistance. Even if she did. While I waited for the police and emergency response crew to arrive Ilooked around through the apartment. I found a sheet that had beentossed out on the floor and draped that over the girl's shoulders andhips to hide her nakedness.I could just imagine the thoughts and reactions of the policemen andfiremen as they came through the door and saw this poor young woman insuch an exposed position. Even if they didn't physically assault herlike whoever had done so before I came, they would be thinking. ”“By the way, I love dressing very sexy for the special man who appreciates me. I love him showing me off, especially to men.”“I’ll remember that,” Dan nodded.“You had a really hard time, pardon the pun, watching the game and looking at me. The game got really rough and there were several fights. When the Falcon’s would score, we’d stand, clap, giving the other a high five. We talked during the intermissions and really enjoyed the others company. I’d lean a certain way, and you’d get a great. I didn’t know what to do with myself at that moment, so I left the party and went home.Monday I couldn’t get much work done. My mind kept replaying the silly conversation that I had with Kay and the astonishing development that resulted from it. Hind sight as they say is 20/20. As I contemplated our conversation the previous evening I marvelled at how Kay manipulated the conversation and guided me through it. What man would tell a woman that she didn’t look good, no matter how blind he was. She.