. . I felt scared. Scared of what he wanted to do with me,’ I croaked, and I felt heat building behind my eyes.I swallowed before continuing, and Lu...ke opened his mouth to say something but I waved my hand no. I was only going to tell him this once, and I knew I wouldn’t be able to repeat it again.‘As he made his way closer to me, he told me he knew the divisional manager very well, and that he could get me even more than what I was looking for.’ I pursed my lips together for a beat. ‘For the. " "Never!" Erica said fervently."Yes, you will," Betty said.Betty finished washing Erica's cuts. She put her arm around her."Can you stand?" she asked."I think I can. But I feel a little weak. My legs are hurting." "No wonder," Betty said.She helped Erica to stand. She walked her into the bathroom."There's hot water already in the tub," Betty said. "Soak yourself for a while." Betty left. Erica stepped into the tub. Her clothes had already been taken off and she wondered if Rebus had fucked her. Olivia and I are having sex," Dave confessed quietly so the others wouldn't hear."Good. You needed it. How long had it been?" I'm not going to have this discussion again," Dave told her and passed her in the hallway. "Do I get my normal room?" Yes."Dave nodded and turned into the room he always used at Jennifer's house. Olivia and Hayley were already there, gathered around the bed.Hayley turned to Dave as he entered the room."I can't find my second bag. Never mind," she said with a smile and. . my pregnant tummy got the bulge, he punched me right in the stomach."I was so mad at him I closed my fist and gave him a roundhouse punch. I knocked him cold. He ran to tell mom I'd hit him. She came and slapped my face and even after I lifted my shirt and showed her the knuckle imprint on my belly, you know what she said?"By then I'd had widened my eyes and couldn't believe what I was hearing. Tears welled up in Lindie's eyes and she said, "Mom told me, 'It serves you right!'"From that.