After getting her on stage, the chains went over a bar, lifting her arms over her head again, and she was forced to her knees. She was once more in th... same position as she had been in the cage, but there were more risks to keeping her in this position when she didn’t have a reason to stay on her knees. Kicking off the man holding her legs down, she stood up, tossing her hair from her face defiantly, her eyes glaring at everyone in the crowd. The auctioneer called out loudly. ‘And our final. You know, not much is secret in this place. Sure, you can have a copy."They sat quietly for a few minutes, still holding hands. "Mark, you really are a sweet guy," she said to break the silence. "I know you still have a lot of bad feelings about me. But you never show them. I want you to know I appreciate it. How can you do it?"How could he answer that one? He tried, telling her "The whole idea of this place is to help people change. Julia picked all of us because she thought we could do that.. " The man chugged hisdrink. "All the guys over him care about is he gets things donecheaply - the bottom line, not people, is his only concern." Hepoured himself another drink, emptying the bottle, then threw thecontents of the glass down his throat even faster then any of theothers."He sounds like a man I'd enjoy avoiding," agreed the odd man. "I'vealways hated those guys who step on people like that." The man gavehis neighbor a peculiar smile. "But you know, Mac, I've just beenthinking. I. What would his next move be? He finally spoke. “I have to get up early tomorrow.”I cringed and held onto my heart, as if my most vital organ was hanging out of a twenty-five story window. Did he think I was easy? How did he feel about me? Was I yesterday’s headline?His words must have been my queue to leave so I decided to protect myself. After all, I was in his place, in his bed, in his world. I gently pushed myself out from under him. I had to be gentle. He was too heavy for me to be swift.I.