‘What, you didn’t think I knew today is your birthday?’ she asked chuckling. ‘Now be a good boy and open your present’ Jess said naughtily. ...exter was getting even more confused by the minute. ‘Present, what present?’ he asked her. Jess smiled and pointed at Kelly. Dexter turned slowly only to see Kelly facing away from him. At the back of her sexy short dress was a red ribbon bow. He reached out and with tentative fingers he pulled the bow apart and as he pulled at it, it dragged the zipper. I seized a knife and put it to his back, pointing it straight at his kidneys. He froze as he realized that the tables had turned that quickly. Pulling out of Gabby, he tried to pick up his shotgun and tried to stare me down. He wasn’t ugly, this guy, just mean. Every part of him read meanness, from his squinty-eyed glare to his reddened face as he tried in vain to intimidate me. He was clearly a bully, a lifelong one at that, used to being able to terrify his way into whatever he liked.The man. Suddenly, the woman stopped, turning on the spot, her spear raising. Somehow, she had heard the soft patter of piss landing on the ground and was intent on launching her spear at a hidden threat.‘Stop, I’m a friend,’ Laura shouted through the press of thick green leaves that formed a screen between them. The spear’s movement froze, as did the Amazon warrior-woman. Shafts of white sunlight cut shafts through the overhead canopy, lazy dust motes drifting in the warm, humid air. Time seemed to. Meanwhile, Jim untied Mia's ankles and hands. She rubbed her wrists to get some feeling back into them as she glared at Jim."You're a mess, Darlin'. Why don't you go shower up?"Mia looked at me and once I nodded, she pushed herself slowly off the chair and made her way toward the bathroom."Oh, and Sweetie," Jim called as he turned around to Mia, "don't pull any stunts. We don't want anything bad to happen to Daddy."Mia shot him a look that would melt steel and then padded into the bedroom. In a.