” Anthony came up behind her and much to her surprise, put his arms around her and whispered into her ear. “But not half as beautiful as you, Bell....” She knew they were moving much to fast and for the first time since leaving the restaurant she stopped him with a question.“Just a minute! I’ll admit that I’m very attracted to you but I want you to know that I’m not the kind of girl who lets stranger pick her up and use her as a one night stand!” Now staring again into her eyes, he gently pulled. “Oh, mom, I can do that. You don’t have to take the spanking instead of me. What if daddy sees your ass all red like that? Please don’t tell him it was to sell our cookies or he will be cross with the both of us and you know what that means after dinner.The mother hushed her daughter and told me, “If you want to poke my bottom, it is quite all right, young man, but please don’t go near my feminine folds because my husband will suspect right away. He always checks me down there after I come home. It was athin dribble but she felt relieved and she pushed it tothe back of her mind.It was two months later that the package arrived.Inside was a video tape, the sort you’d find in adigital movie camera. It was postmarked Japan and had noaccompanying note. She threw it into her bag and forgotabout it until the weekend. She found it again andborrowed an adaptor from the IT nerd at work.She played it that night.*“Is she unconscious?”He reached down and shook her, she murmured. ” “It’s Charles. He, he..” She is unable to finish, as the sobs break through her words. Travis takes her in his arms and holds her tightly, gently kissing her head as she cries convulsively into his bare chest. She takes a deep breath and tries to calm herself, wiping away the tears she pulls away from him. “When I got to the hospital, I struggled to find someone to understand me, and was having difficulties getting them to let me see Charles. The nurse just kept saying his wife is already.