He was back two hours later having taken several hundred shots of the site and surrounding canyon. Satisfied with his work he stowed his gear and they... headed back to the highway."Thanks a lot Sara. You saved me a lot of trouble. Should I take you home?"She shook her head. "Nah, just drop me at the highway."That made him look closely at her. He didn't say anything for a while. Then he told her, "Okay. You better tell me what's going on or I'm going to have to call somebody. I can't just drop you. Luke shrugged. "Why not?" Then when Matt hesitated, he continued,"We're all alone so it's the perfect time..." The spell does have some stuff about limitations in it," Matt finallyadmitted, "like it wearing off after an hour..." Good enough," Luke grinned. "Let's try it..."Matt nodded and then looked down through the page until he got to thepart with the actual spell. He took a deep breath, glanced at Luke andcarefully began to recite the strange words. The words came easily,almost. "He frowns out at the road ahead—he doesn't look convinced."I'll prove it," I say. "Until about four hours ago, did you think I was a virgin?"John scoffs, "No. You held that one pretty close to the vest." Did it change how you felt about me?"He shook his head, "No, it changed my approach to this morning though."I grin, "Really? How?"He glances at me and grins back, "Miss Rutherford, when you showed and attempted to ravish me—" Excuse me!?" I gasp."Sorry. Would rape be a better word?" he. He yanked the door open and brandished a knife at the two occupants. ‘Get out now!’ he shouted. The feeling of excitement Tamara had been feeling quickly disappeared as reality washed away the fantasy image her mind had conjured. Now, she felt only fear. The two women hesitated, and the man yelled again, ‘Now!’ He grabbed Elizabeth by the wrist and dragged her our of the carriage. ‘Get your hands off me, you foul ruffian!’ she shouted furiously, as she struggled to escape his grasp. ‘How dare.
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