I said nothing. It seemed really important to her and I thought I needed to honour that request in light of everything she was going through. I really... was between a rock and a hard place and Carrie might still not be happy that I have told you even now. I am sorry, Jessie, but that is just the way it was.”Jessie stared out the window of the hotel room they were staying in and remained silent for a long time. That hotel window over looked a river but not any old river in Redsands, Georgia but. He laid her on the bed and started to undress her. James knew many things about Sabina that no one else knew. One of them was that she always slept in the nude. He slowly took off her clothes, making sure not to wake her. Once she was naked he stood back to admire her body. He then covered her up with her blanket and tucked her in.James quietly walked out the room and went about his duties for the day. Later on, he checked in on her to make sure she was ok. Sabina slept soundly all afternoon. Inside 2 minutes she was listening to her favourite music, eyes closed, and leaning on her folded sweater, against the tree trunk. I had told her that I would keep my eyes and ears open for anyone nearby, but not to worry, just relax and enjoy. I was standing behind her, running my hands up and down her thighs, my fingers barely brushing against her skin. Every now and then my fingers would slip inside her shorts and play around just below her lacy thong. I reached round and undid the rest of. ”I disagreed, though I understood why he saw it that way. He knew, as well as I did, that if he stayed, the conflict would continue to grow, and in the end, given the dynamics at NIKA, he’d be the one left out in the cold. He didn’t like the choices he had - stay and not change, with likely disastrous results; leave with a plan to come back; leave for good; or stay and change his views on people and relationships.That last one was going to be the sticky wicket, as Kajri or Sweeney would have.