”“I c’n take you to the track. That’s about a klick. Don’ know that there’s any water in it now.”“I’ll be OK.”“Right. I’m pick...in’ up about fifty Merinos they’re fetchin’ from Kalgoorlie.”“Those are wool sheep, right?”“Yep. They’re gonna cross-breed ‘em, I unnerstan’. Make ‘em more heat resistant.”“Tough to be suffering from the heat when you’re wearing a wool coat.”“That’s a corker, son! I’m Nelson.”“Sam.”“Have a drink. There’s a case of water behind you.”“Thanks. How can I pay you?”“Tell a. After we walked away from Neal, Jeff asked me, "How did it feel?" Uncomfortable," I said."Well, you have two choices," Jeff told me. "You can ignore it and stay uncomfortable, or you can embrace it." What do you mean, embrace it?" I asked.Instead of answering, Jeff asked, "What made you uncomfortable?" Seeing Neal looking at my body, knowing that he was thinking about it naked," I told him."And you wanted him to ignore those thoughts, so you were uncomfortable," he told me. "But it happened,. The long hallway was dark except for a small lamp sitting on a desk at the other end. The shadow, a bouncer dressed in black, locked the door and leaned against it as Michael moved towards the desk and the man sitting behind it. ‘Just because you know the password doesn’t mean I have to let you in.’ Enrique the desk man said. ‘Yeah, I know.’ Michael said, grinning. ‘But you let me in because I’m so pretty.’ Enrique smirked back at him. ‘You got the stuff?’ Michael pulled a padded envelope from. He practically raped me one night when I didn't want to have sex with him. I'm not ashamed to say that we had been having sex for a while. I wasn't a virgin but he got drunk one night and when I said no, he forced himself on me. If that's how he was going to treat me, I told him to hit the road. Now that he is gone I get lonely at times. That's also a part of what is bothering me."Her eyes were moist when she finished talking.Bob thought about what she had just said and saw her looking at him.