Arabella nervously evaded Felicia's unspoken question about where she'd been, changing the subject to office gossip. Arabella found out that Granny, e...er the energetic party girl, had dropped from site when Arabella had gone away.Felicia's voice dropped to a conspiratorial whisper. "I think that Saffron's in some kind of trouble."A feeling of dread crept up Arabella's spine. "What do you mean?" You know how she was hanging out with a guy named Paris? Well, the PG came around asking about folks. She did not have to wait very long. After a long pause, during which she imagined a number of nervous glances and raised eyebrows as the boys questioned each other silently, she heard a slight rustling, followed by a set of cool fingers, trembling a bit as they ran up and down her bare leg. She then heard more rustling, as clothing was removed she assumed, and another hand touched her shoulder, followed by another and another. Soon, she lay there, trembling, as a number of hands, too many to. I have to answer to them, do their bidding."His intense glare fixed McAllister then. "And so I want to know. There are high churchmen who ride about the highways and demand things that are always given, whether it's a horse, lodging, or information, and they ride with a pin with a bumblebee worked on it as this one, as badge of office. But I've never felt one with her blessing in it, as I feel with this one. With just the few words you've spared me, I know you're not from the church. You .... As she walked in the door, he stood and let his eyes travel over her. She was wearing a pink button blouse with a black blazer over it. Roxanne had unbuttoned the top buttons when she got in her car. She had on a black skirt that was hemmed a little shorter than the one she had worn the night before but not exceedingly short and black sandals. Overall, she looked very professional but sexy at the same time."Do you always dress this way for work?" he asked as he gave a soft wolf whistle.This.