I wrapped myself in a towel and my hair in another, then went back into the sitting room. My mobile buzzed, indicating I had a new message, and I rumm...ged about in my bag to find it, pulling out my latex gifts in the process. The message was from the agency, indicating somewhat apologetically that they didn’t have anything for me for the next week. Bugger. I had been relying on that income to cover my rent, which was due at the end of the following week. With missing the end of this week’s work. Seemingly, she did not mind, though, first when I could taste my own blood, did her teeth let go of my lip. You scared, she whispers in my ear. Nibbling on it. Nibbling? Actually biting. Standing on my toes like that was sort of hard and exhausting, and the rope around my neck rather tight. Was tempted to yell crazy bitch at her, and try to get out. Her rubbing her body against mine, sort of still made me follow her lead. Then the kiss. And boy could she kiss. If it was not for that I hung. .“Thank you deeply, Josey, from all of us in Collins County. I also want to thank Josey’s grandmother, Miss Early Ramsey, without whose love, friendship, and comfort, I could never have lived through the events that have occurred over the past few days.“Now - I want to inform all of you that Greggory Raymond Glass, my late husband, and the late sheriff of Collins County was involved in a drug smuggling operation with Juan and Isabella Garcia. Also involved were Ralph Ruiz, Harry Himmes, and. “Like that? Well like I said, I’m tryna come see you,” he said, enjoying her voice.“Yea, the park’s like fifteen minutes away, just knock when you get here,” she said, hangin up the phone. She was feeling a little hot. All the times she had a chance to be alone with Reggie in college had gotten interrupted before she could work something but now she had a chance. But…what about Darnell? “Fuck him,” she thought. If he wanted to spend his time with another woman, there was no reason for her to be.