" I motioned her toward me with my finger. The girl'swhole body shuddered as she got to her feet. I thought she'd collapse to theground the way her kn...ees buckled. I sat on the edge of the bed and took in the glorious sight of my new pet.I pointed to the floor in front of me. "Strip for me cunt." Monique's hands shook so bad I didn't know if she'dbe able to manage the act of stripping, but I was going to eat up her struggles. "Pllleeeeasssse Mister." I think she was surprised how fast I moved, I. I could say she had a date with a guy who took advantage of her, and got her pregnant, or I could ... fess up and tell the truth that it is my baby inside her.”“Richard, I did sleep with James a couple of times, I could accuse him of being the father,” Jennifer said, looking away from her father.“No, he might want to raise the baby, or worse ask for a paternity test. Our only two choices are what I just explained,” I said.“Mr. O’Malley, I need to tell you that I’m very sorry for your situation.. Then she turned back to survey the wall.'Christ!''Oh Bloody Christ!'She swore. She looked with horror. There was a tree on the other side of the wall. A big tree, and it was clear even to Leasa that the tree was as good as a door into the villa. The long sturdy branch swept over the top of the wall and even dipped and curved as though it was a downward stair into the garden. Any even slightly determined rapist could climb that tree, slide along the branch and drop down into the garden.'Oh Jesus. . . Stepping under the hot water, she decided she just would have to sort it out in her head and talk later. She just needed to get through Thanksgiving, which mercifully was only five days away, and three of those would be occupied with work. It was difficult, though, to ignore what had happened. She’d dreamed about it, hoped for it, and then . . . she’d almost had it. x-x-x-x Simon woke up and out of habit reached out to smack the snooze button on his clock. Gradually, it dawned on him that.