" Well, we're grateful," said Maggie.Rodgers looked ready to choke up. "That poor girl has suffered enough."Paul's expression got a little more somber.... "Speaking of which, I'm going to call Sven Nilsen and see if they'll let her stay the night." Good idea, honey. We can break it to her gently in the morning," his wife agreed.Rick Carlson walked into the kitchen. "Well, it seems like the police are almost done." Trooper Rodgers, dinner was ruined so we decided to order some takeout pizza and. I tense a little as I see him raise up from his seat, my heart beating fast, was he going to try and touch you? Knowing it was something you wouldn't like I started to prepare to intervene, relaxing however, when I realised he's only leaning forward to tuck money in to the waist band of your thong. Not ordinary money, but a thick wad of 500 euro notes. He must like what he's seeing.As he sits back down I watch as he summons a male member of staff over and whispers something, the man simply. For now it seems I’ll have to be content with her unspeaking trust, which I know is far more than I deserve. I know better than to expect her to suddenly open up, regardless of our budding friendship. I hope in time though, that she will trust me enough to tell me her entire story and that one day I can share mine with her. In the meantime, I’ll settle for looking after her and making sure that she is never hurt again. Of course, as soon as I think this, my baby kicks me through my. Kayko just gave a very slight nod before Shiori turned back to me and threw her arms around my neck and hugged me tightly. I could tell by her hug that she had really missed me. When her first little gasp came I realized that she was crying. Im so sorry, she said into my ear as she started trembling in my grasp. I could feel the pain and shame in her as she clung to me tightly, and it hurt. I felt a lump in my throat as I hugged her back with all of the love that I had in me. She might have.