Liam, the bartender responsible for keeping the peace the night I had the altercation with the big guy, was frequently comping me Diet Cokes. He said ...he was grateful I had taken care of the big guy because he couldn't. He also said he had noticed there were rarely fights when I was there. I had become the unofficial bouncer.Liam helped steer me away from women who could get me in trouble.I was sitting at a table two days before the first purchase in which I would be involved."Do you mind if I. It’s just until I get my first paycheck and can pay you back.”I rolled my eyes as I shook my head. Even after replacing most of my wardrobe, I hadn’t gone through half of what my mom gave me. That money was intended to hold us over until we found work, but Julie and I already had part-time jobs. If Bruce didn’t have any objections, I might be able to pick up some easy money here as well, so I felt justified splurging a bit.“You said a few things for us. If I know your mind half as well as I. “I will have to deliver Alaine home but then I should be able to do this. Let me check out my calendar and we can finalize everything tomorrow.”Ricardo smiled brightly. “You have made my day. I can’t wait to own you, even if only temporarily. I hope you realized my sincerity in this matter by the offers I made for you a few days ago.”“Yes, I noted your sincerity,” agreed Angela. “And I was quite flattered by the size of your offers.”Alaine was waiting for her when she got back to her room.. .. Wendy. Wendy Colliers. You see, my ... uh ... roommate seems to have ... uh ... left me here for some reason. Can I use your phone to ... uh..." You don't need a phone," Brenda said almost patiently. "You need to know what the hell is going on, don't you? You need to know why you're having this weird feeling, being around us, right? And I'll bet you anything that you have a problem. A problem SO big and outrageous, that you haven't even let anybody else KNOW about it. Isn't that so?"I.