He kept repeating over and over that it was all his fault, that Doug shouldn't blame Sue in any way for what had happened. He never used the word rape..., but he did admit to ripping Sue's underpants off her and holding her down to get his dick into her. To prove that Sue had fought against him, he showed Doug his tooth-wounded forearm.At first Doug couldn't believe his ears. He sat there in a state of mounting horror, literally shaking with rage. But then, as Hub went on speaking, Doug could. Just one. A martini, cold and harsh in an empty bar. We made small talk and allowed our legs to touch beneath the table. Her bare legs rubbed against the fabric of my pants and I saw spots of colour that had nothing to do with alcohol appear on her cheeks…a tinge of rouge colour on the pale, oval face framed by jet-black hair. She put her fingers on my forearm while we talked, then traced her lips slowly with a fingertip. We finished our drinks and I eyed her slowly and asked if I could drive. That would ensure that I get the best price.It was a short time before we finished. Tim had come back leading the horses with all the supplies they had tied to them. Ruby fixed us breakfast and we broke down our camp. I was eager to get off the road and into a bed early tonight, so we traveled for a while and stopped for some lunch.While Ruby was cooking, Tim took me to look at the horses. He knew his horseflesh, so we traded out two of our horses and decided to keep another one of them. The. During the meal they discuss their plans for the future, including the war on Chaos and what they plan to do with their lives on Earth. Both are surprised the other wants to work with college kids. Kathleen expresses her desire to do something in the counseling area while Kyle, despite his business degree, wants to follow Jonas and teach history. Of course, they both realize they’ll need to help Charlotte and Texas State Energy for a while as well as having to spend years in graduate school.At.