The problem wasn't that I was emotionally blackmailed. Rachel, for all her teasing and banter, wouldn't release the naked pictures of my uncovered fac...e, at least not widely. No, the real problem was Rachel. Rachel could make me do anything. This amazing, adventurous woman could convince me do everything. Not through physical force, but simply by being a force of nature. We weren't even sleeping together. Bizarrely, I wondered if her now-gay husband, Dave, ever regretted separating from Rachel.. They started to meet at home during the weekends and go out to dinner, as their friendship grew closer and stronger. They also kept on applauding her slim figure, saying how much they envied her for her lucky metabolism -- often over thick slices of cake, sugary margaritas, or boxes of cream-filled donuts. Days became weeks and weeks became months, until the day came when the most direct of her colleagues, Anne, noted that as time had gone by, Sam had developed more than just her job skills. . He watched her wander around clearly looking for someone, as she came past him he asked "Beth?" The girl smiled. "Yes," she replied."I’m Tim," he said standing to greet her. ‘Phew,’ thought Beth. He’s not bad looking, in fact he looks younger and fitter than Brian. Tim got her a drink and they started chatting. She explained Brian and called at the last minute to say his train had broken down and so may not make it, so she’d come along to say hello. (Beth didn’t say that she was also planning. Are you ok?! ‘ Nikki tried to nod, she didn’t want anyone to see her like this, but instead she shook her head and broke down crying again. She just wanted to die. She didn’t want any part of this life anymore. What was she going to do if people found out? What if her mother found out? Her mom was sick, this would probably kill her to find out her daughter had been raped. And now she had some guy she didn’t know standing at her car window, which seemed very concerned. She tried to wave him off,.