Shit! Where are they! He was very insistent that I wash them off with hot, soapy water before putting them away. I have to find them.”I grabbed her ...before she could get off the bed, pulled her head to mine and started kissing her until she relaxed against me.When I let her get up, I said, “You overdid it last night, Tiff. I took them to the bathroom to wash them. Oh, you need to learn how to get a pillow over your face, a ball gag, or something to muffle you when you get off. You almost had. Going to the police would ravel everything up again. I don’t want that to happen. Dear Ms. Ashe is going to pay rent to me for living here. I will have it valued and she will pay 90% of the market price. Plus the inheritance she stole from me.”“You heard Beryl, mom.”“But… But… I… I don’t… I don’t have 73,000 dollars.”“Do the best you can and or get help from Steve, Peter, and Birgit. They were at least equally evil as you were, Ms. Ashe.”“You are ruining me, you can’t do that.”“You still fail. "Afterwards he apologized and begged me to give him another chance. I told him that he already had more chances than he should. I told him that this was my house and he needed to leave tonight. I told him he could have until next weekend to get his things."John, it's so hard. I've devoted the last five years to our relationship. We never married but I was committed to him all the same," she said."I understand," I said. "Have you told anyone else?" No, and I'm not going to either; at least not. She didn’t blame him, what did she expect? But the memory of that kiss stuck with her every waking moment.Even though she never told anyone, her mother noticed the change. Caitlin took part in cooking and cleaning with renewed vigor, trying to scrub the memory from her mind. To banish his scent. Dale was with her whether she wanted it or not. Every moment of their encounter was diligently cataloged in her mind.When she heard the news, her heart dropped. If he left, she’d never see him again,.