"Nathan nodded. "Ask me anything. I've got nothing to hide."Marcus folded his arms. "Well, four hundred dollars every month,including utilities, is re...arkably cheap compared to some of the otherplaces we've seen around here. Granted, that's the price for just asingle room, but still... the cost of living is way cheaper than whatseems to be average. Why set the price so low? It's setting off my 'toogood to be true' alarms."Nathan crossed his eyes. "Well, I'm not really proud to say it, but...I'm. I just had to keep away from her and keep these thoughts (of supple young girl flesh) away from my adult mind.Chapter 2"I want an expense account!" my daughter told me one day at dinner."A what?" An expense account!" she went on excitedly, "Valerie's dad keeps money in a checking account, at the bank, just for her. That way, Val can write checks for whatever she wants and her dad just keeps money, in there, to cover it." I don't think so," I told her. "We can go shopping for what you need.". .." Flower said, twirling her hair with her finger, "Nice to meet you, too."Fuck. This is the last thing I need."C'mon, Tomas. Let's get these beds together."Tomas came in and I shut to the door. We started cutting the boxes open."She is beautiful!" Tomas said.I stopped cutting and looked up at him."Tomas...listen to me." I started, "I know she is beautiful, but she is a slave. She will be sold in a couple of weeks for many thousands of dollars. There is no chance for you two." I... I know,. "I've been here since last Sunday, and was beginning to believe I would have to start my search all over again. However, the private detective I had hired to track you from Houston, called me and said that he had seen you on TV Wednesday morning in Washington DC. He did some checking and was told that you might be headed back to Colorado, so I took a chance and waited. And here I am." Dr. Dixon, what was so important about finding Michael that you would spend all that money and your time to.