“Well, that won’t be a problem if you suckle him now darling. Why don’t you check it out? Come, Joy, relive your baby days in an adult manner.�...�I whispered feeble protests, “Suvendu, isn’t it too fast?” and tried to think of something else to say. But before that, Joy had got up from his seat and walked up to us. He stood by the bed and hungrily gazing at my unrobed boobs.Suvendu put a gentle finger on my lips and, with the other hand, pulled me by the waist so that I stood right in front of my. I went out with most of those guys because Ihad to. It was promotional, like they were in my video or I was goingto be on a TV show with them or something." There was metal to mywords, spears that were meant to puncture the boy's heart.Ethan frowned deeply, his eyes never leaving the floor. "I'm reallysorry. Maybe I should just go."I shook my head slowly, "No. It's OK. I really haven't been honest withyou. You're right. I do make excuses. I'm just scared that if we do,you know, it'll change. ..”They were interrupted by Aard, who had backtracked silently to bring a message from Dann. “There are signs of the Drogs ahead, several of them, driving prisoners. Dann has stopped at the edge of the clearing, and says that if we continue on this path they will see us. But there is a spot near the edge where we can remain hidden, and maybe see what we can do to help our friends. He urges you to hurry.”They moved up silently, joining Dann and the others. In the half-whisper, half sign language. The vast majority of others did not and many were going to strike out and steal what they couldn’t find, killing anyone who was in the way. That thought kept me up nights worrying about security.During the afternoon I was working away from the cave trying to hide our existence when one of the girls slipped away from the campsite, snuck up on me and asked, “Are you really having sex with Mrs. Clawson?” Before I could frame an answer she went on, “Patty keeps talking about how she looks at you.