He loved my mom so much that he never even thought about it. He normally didn't take long hauls because he didn't want to be away from her for very lo...ng. He'd taken that run because the money was just too good to turn down. He wanted to take mom on a second honeymoon. By the time he got to Kansas he'd been away from her for over a week and they'd argued on the phone. It was one of those silly arguments that people have when neither can admit to being wrong. The kind that can easily just go away. She was completely at this woman's mercy."I...this one...I think you will do what the Doctor has in mind," she said, attempting to compliment her.Donna laughed. "Oh, you stupid little fuck!" She picked up the control box and turned off the current. "Get in here!" she called.Two towering men dressed head to toe in black latex came into the room. They quickly undid the connections of the cage and swung the faceplate free. Donna motioned for them to leave and they did. She took Daisy by the hand. Wulf Isebrand was not a son of the marshes. He had married a woman of the marshes though, and he stood to lose as much as the others. He was a Dutchman, and he had served in the armies of a few free towns and small duchies. That was why the elders had given him the command of the barricade. When he told them to open the gates in the dikes to flood the precious marshes they had objected at first. But he had prevailed. The Danish King's "Great Guard" was heavily armed and mounted on heavy. " Joe whispered in her ear."Remember that I heard all the Corner Store stories. I know you like it." She sighed coyly."But, it hurts a lot of times, and I don't want that." Joe assured her."Neither do I, but I'd be lying if I said I never thought about it. Your thumb hurts a little for a second, but then... Ooooooooo, the sensations." She purred."I was a little ashamed the morning after I rode it back there, and when you asked what was wrong I told you I hurt. I didn't really; I just didn't.