I think he's exhausted and it looked like he had some major blood loss as well. He had problems expanding the blood in both of your bodies to replace ...what was lost. We thought we lost you both, but he managed to save you," said Ariel as she looked at her."Ayden did that? For me?" asked Beth softly, but tiredly in wonder."He said he couldn't lose you and used his own body to save you. I think you have your answer as to whether or not he wants you or would do what it took to keep you with him,". I will see him soon." "Have you known him for a long while?" Alice promptedFarthing lay still for a while and then started talking as if reliving the whole of the traumatic events. I will write these from memory and without all the hesitations and weeping that punctuated her story."We grew up together, played together as c***dren. His father was head ostler and when he was old enough Michael worked with the horses too. He would get my horse ready for me and take care of him when I came back. As. To her credit she didn't flinchas I opened the smaller cuffs and locked them on her wrists. She looked downat them for a moment, then back up at me. No distress or panic showed in herexpression, which told me I could proceed. I moved around behind her and pulled the chain connected to the handcuffssnugly around her waist, forcing her bound wrists tight against her stomach.I used a small padlock to secure the ends of the chain behind her back. NextI knelt down and fastened the larger cuffs on. As I drove home, I knew I had to put any romantic thoughts of Sarah as far in the back of my mind as I could. On the way home I did my usual errands as the next day I was going to see Susan’s parent, which I still did at least once a month. I arrived at my in-laws the next day about noon to have a Sunday lunch with them. While we were eating, we had our normal conversation. They caught up with me and I with them. They were good people and I have to honestly say that through my entire marriage.