"NO!! STOP!! GET OFF OF ME!!!" This time I struggled for real, kicking as hard as I could, trying to prevent him from taking off my gaff and exposing ...y last secret."HELP!! AIIIIIMMMMPH!" I screamed, before his arm around my neck pulled in tighter, cutting off my air, and twisting my head back almost to the breaking point."YOU BITCH!" he screamed. "GIVE IT UP! YOU KNOW YOU WANT IT!"BAM!The door to my apartment flew open, and there was Kathryn."Get off her, you asshole!" she ran over in two. "Mother wants to talk with us."David nodded. "Come here, first." What?"David pulled her into his arms and gazed at her with all the love he felt inside him. "I broke a promise this afternoon. I connected with you and didn't touch you. I apologize." When?" While you were talking with Mother in the car."Immediately furious, she tried to twist out of his arms, but he held her tight."I'm in love with you, too, Darla."His words dashed her hot anger like a tub of iced water, but immediately took her. "Ok, guys, go ahead and strip off and then line up by the wall with your hands behind your heads."I took of my shoes, socks, suit, and underwear and stood next to Jesse. It felt kind of strange knowing I wouldn't have anything on my feet for the next year, on top of everything else. Since I was facing the wall, I couldn't see what was going on around me until Officer Bowers pulled me out of line for the search."What's your name again?" Jake." Alright Jake, I need you to open your mouth for me.". She looked over the six horses. They were all quarter horses and all impressive. There was one a red roan the color of rust. Down the center of his face was a blaze that almost looked like the head of a turkey. The marking made her laugh, and any man who could make her laugh was a good man for her. She held out the treat and walked toward him. Just as expected he took the bait. She took a fistful of his mane as he took the first half of the carrot. She put the rest in her back pocket and jumped.