Neilwaited too. Eventually Clarissa turned her head to speak to him."You've changed." Uh-huh." You did all that for me?" Yes." I'm sorry I hit you." W...at was it? I..." This is your first time, isn't it?" Yeah." It's not mine. I had a bad experience once..." And I reminded you." Yeah."Neil sighed. "Look if you're not comfortable... We don't have to..." Yes we do. I'm just scared..." Of me?" No. How could I be scared of you? You're my sweet pansy." Neil blushed;he was anything but insulted. "I. What else? Here have a beer" and he handed Dadone of the beers he'd brought. Dad popped it open and guzzled it prettyfast."What's in the bag here?" Dad asked pointing to the bag on the bed."Oh it's a present for Rick. Open it up!"I grabbed it and turned it over so the contents fell out. At first I wasn'teven sure what they were until I held up one of the small pieces ofcloth. "What the hell is this?" I asked Uncle Tony."It's some new posing straps for you!" he said excitedly.I looked at it but. He looked up and saw the Irish mob, at least 30 men standing there and the mob boss sarong at him smiling."'Aving fun with police I see." he said with a smug look as Iribis hit the ground seemingly dead. "Now, this is a true delight, a young li' le lass, all by 'er lonesome naked. Boys, imma 'ave me a little fun before I plug this slut." he mocked he took a single step forward as the array of flashlight on shotguns were all over the room."Boss! Tyler's is gone!" one yelled, all of the weapons. ‘This is a joke, right? You planned this out.’ There was a hint of desperation in Carlos’ voice. ‘You picked her,’ I said, matter-of-factly. Ronee was walking across the walkway over the arcade, seconds from arriving. Her eyes were locked on mine. As she walked over, I took complete control of her body. If I asked her to throw herself off the walkway she would have done so without a second thought. Carlos and Brandon had both taken a step back from me, wide-eyed and apprehensive. Ronee rounded.