”“Oh and one more thing,” Jack added. At no time during this meal are you to cross your legs. If I reach down there and your legs are crossed, ...you are going to be in big trouble.” “Do you understand?”Danielle’s knees became weak. She just nodded. There was something about his voice and his “take charge” attitude that caused Dani to completely submit to Jack. Not only was she submitting to his requests, but she was enjoying being treated this way. She wanted to please him. It wasn’t just. "How come I'm the only one who didn't know that?" We were doing our best to stay off the radar," I said. "As far as anyone knew she was just Allison's best friend. But me rubbing off on her wouldn't have been necessary; Shannon had her own special brilliance. She had a gift for seeing what other people missed." That she did," Bob said, nodding his head."Between her and Allison I felt like a low grade moron much of the time." That's hard to imagine," Susan said."Not for me," Mel said. "Lynn has. He showered and dressed, then he headed to the lower level to assess the damage.Armed with measurements he headed toward the hardware store where he purchased a piece of polycarbonate glazing, cut to size, glazing points and caulk and a double-cylinder deadbolt. He headed back toward the barn, stopping first at a drug store for a supply of condoms.Hollis sat on his stool behind the counter when Annie returned from school. He stood and approached her. They embraced and kissed long, passionate. She told me about being an undercover cop and part of a drug taskforce. What the hell, I thought. "Don't you know that's a dangerous job?" She just looked at me and said, "That's what I do now," and gave me that I'm a grown woman now and I'll do what I want look. I started to protest and she hushed me telling me that I had no room to talk with all the years I'd put into my government job.My mind was on overload. I'd just received oral sex from my daughter. She was all grown up now and had a job.