Slezak is in financial trouble. A buy out of your contract would help him, you and me." I haven't seen Phil lately but, I'll ask him this evening." I'...l await your answer."That evening Marcy did arrange to meet with Slezak who confirmed that, indeed, he had just been audited by the IRS and owed substantial back taxes, penalties and interest."Davies made me an offer I just can't turn down, Marcy. I had visions of making you a star, but the truth is, Davies is in a much better position to do. A long deep, deep kissthat seemed to last forever but in some way ended toosoon if that makes sense.Sarah broke off the kiss; her hands went down to thewaist of my trousers and quickly went about undoingthem. I don’t know if she meant to, but she also hadhold of my pants (yeah I know, nobody wore shorts orboxers back then) so when she pulled my trousers downthe pants went with them. To be honest it was such arelief no longer to have a boner restricted to theconfines of my pants. Sarah. .”“Cassie? Show him your back.”“Holy ... er ... Moses,” said the youngster. “That’s pitiful. What happened?”“I think someone decided I needed a lesson ... I think,” Cassie said.“When?” The younger Lieutenant asked.“I think I might have been five or six. They wouldn’t let me go to school until it healed.”“Who?”“I don’t know,” she said. “I’m a foundling.”“Foundling? What’s that?”“I was found on the orphanage steps.”“You’re an orphan?”“Got to have had parents to be an orphan,” Cassie said. “I. They’re a little concerned to be back in Virginia, but all of the fighting is much further east and south of this area, so they feel it’s safe enough for a quick transit of the area. None of the stablemen here want to buy any of the extra horses or tack so they continue on their way. A couple of the stablemen seem upset when Boone doesn’t buy any hay or grain from them. They cross the Ohio River and pass through Bridgeport, Ohio, while they continue heading west. Shortly before dusk Boone rides.