." Stop it, Marz," laughed Jess "Your number's on caller ID, silly. And you never call me during the day, unless there's trouble. I am a certified gen...us, you know and can work stuff out." Sorry, Jess," Marz replied "This is the second time this month and its worse than last time." Look on the bright side brother," Jess quipped with a smile in her voice "You get to spend more time with me, a bona fide, one of a kind, famous in my own lounge, and in the halls of academia, of course, youngest PHD. "Almost on cue, the doorbell rang."What the hell?" Mark said. "How can anybody be at my door without callingup from the lobby first?" He paid $3200 month for his luxury condo,including a state-of-the-art live and electronic security system. "Just aminute," he yelled.He opened the door not knowing what -- or who -- to expect."Mr. Zucker?" Mark nodded and took a good look at the woman standing at hisdoor. She was short, no more than five foot tall, slender, with long,straight, ink-black hair. She. His face wasn't classically handsome; his once-broken nose aimed off to one side, and the small scar on his chin told me he'd fought for something or other once upon a time. His visage promised character and strength, and I had a few instantaneous erotic images in my head of his hands touching me ... all over. I flushed pink and avoided his eyes, pretending interest in the unloading.As the first of the transmissions cleared the side of my truck, Rick asked, "Where did you go?" Down the road for. I've read you're recommendation letter,so don't try to kid on you're all innocent. I know about that girl youtried to rape. Barely a week goes by without you ending up in theheadmistress's office for beating up some kid. You are no angel, and youhave no right to try and make out I'm the bad guy here, so shut up or Iwill personally see to it that things become very unpleasant for you."I stopped speaking, not just because the tone of her voice was sothreatening, but because I was genuinely.