Down, and shoot him myself.' She angrily thought to herself, 'Hell, I'd even pay someone to do if I only knew anyone who would.' With exasperation, sh...e felt, 'It's hell being nice all the time.'Darren returned two days early, filled with anticipation in hopes of seeing Becca. He desperately wanted to talk with her, to tell her how he felt, he needed her back in his life.Their separation had made his love more intense, a fact which almost made their time apart unbearable. She just had to feel. The next things she felt were soft touches against her face. A shower of butterfly kisses. As her awareness expanded, she felt herself still sandwiched between Matt and the door, her limp body supported by his embrace. A smile spread over her and she felt the dampness on her cheeks. As she opened her eyes, she saw him through the blur that covered everything. He smiled, kissed her lips and the shadow of concern in his eyes vanished. The tears on her cheeks were her own. “You came,” he said.“Uh. He swung me through thecrowd like there was nobody around us. He spoke little, but fixed mewith those piercing eyes, and I heard the words from the hypnosisparlor, surrender.....love....obey.....suck.....repeating in my headover and over. I almost lost my footing and Hobart expertly maneuveredmy so it looked like a planned event. He led me back to the table andtook Edith out on to the floor and she returned about five minutes laterwith the same dazed look on her face. Joe and Edith's date. She was bent over some form of bar, or wood working horse, her wrists and ankles tied to the corners of the device. Bright red welts ran in deep, painful looking lines across her buttocks and, as Bobby raised her head, she noticed that the girl was wearing a bright red ball gag. Alison was stunned as she took in her surroundings. The attic, which ran the length of the house, was huge. This would have been impressive in it owns right, but it was also crammed with the most bizarre furniture..