I asked him where but he told me to keep quiet and follow him. I obliged.He took me in some store room and removed his vest and closed the door from i...nside. I forgot to tell you that he was wearing a vest and boxers while I was wearing a sports bra and shorts. He told me keep quiet. I understood what he wanted. I wanted to shout but he kept his hand on my mouth and quickly lowered my shorts. He picked me up with his hand still on my mouth and completely removed my shorts. I wanted to go out but. .I'll have her there on time allright." "Hey!" Nikki excitedly exclaimed. "You aren't leavingtown until sometime Thursday morning, right?" It was the magician's turn to respond tentatively."Yes...that's correct." "That means you've got a performance scheduled everynight through Wednesday?" "Yes..." "Well, I was wondering if you could use an assistantfor those performances as well? Or, would you preferpicking some poor schmuck out of the audience and shoving alittle femininity up his ass, you. Tentative questionsset her heart pounding - Karen had told him she 'needed some space'.Then, this morning. She remembered picking out her outfit so carefully.Cute; sexy but not slutty, nice but not dressy. Casually proposing atrip out for an early lunch.Over the meal, Crissy had started to tell Zack about her feelings, buther worst fears had been confirmed. He had shut her down. He was 'stillhoping to get back with Karen'. It was 'too weird', she was 'like asister'. He'd stopped thinking of her. They sat in abject silence as Darren sped across town to get back to his home. After ten minutes, Darren dumped his car into his driveway harshly applying the handbrake causing Karen to lurch forward. As the car screeched to a halt, Darren turned to Karen and looked her in her brown eyes “Come inside, just for five minutes. You can help me…look in my bedroom”. Without saying anything Karen got out of the car, taking a moment to smooth out her dress, and followed Darren to the door to his house..