The second man, who had stood idly by spoke up. "Involuntary servitude is what I would call it," he said with disgust. "In other words, slavery." Well...we can ask the hard questions later," Meredith said somewhat brusquely. "We need to interrogate this fine gentleman and get some answers first." She gestured toward the unconscious form of the guard on the ground.A few hours later the five had found a barn a mile to the north of town. They had transported the unconscious guard and had now bound. Innocent was an understatement. They had taken the PS3 from the living room and were playing it in there so I could sleep. They were playing Rainbow Six Las Vegas 2 and were playing cooperative, but she was clearly showing him some new tricks. She was definitely making him feel like a newbie I later learned. As soon as he saw me Peter dropped the control and jumped up from his position on the floor to help me. He put me to bed and joined me there. He set Yumiko up on the couch and we all. ”“I’m just glad the little tyke decided not to escape prematurely.”Liang laughed. “I don’t think Essie would agree. But I understand. It wouldn’t be all that premature anymore.”“I know,” Joe nodded. “A couple weeks?”“Yeah.”When Joe arrived home, he went to Essie in the smaller room beside the master bedroom. Liang showed Jane her room which was Charlie’s room, since Charlie was staying up in Boston. “Nice,” Jane approved.“Hey,” Essie said tiredly to Joe.“Esther,” Joe murmured.“I’m okay. Just. She squeezed Milt’s arm, smiled, and said, ‘I-I’m in love with you, too.’ Milt couldn’t breathe. She was in love with him, too! He couldn’t believe it! His fondest dream had become reality! He gulped and tried to think of something really nice to say. ‘Ah…you…you are?’ was what he finally came up with, and felt like an idiot after he said it. Jody nodded. ‘I-I think I’ve been in love with you for a long time. I-I didn’t know you…you know… that you felt the same way, but…but I guess I-I hoped.