We all walked out of the bedroom when suddenly I saw the rest of the group was still here.“Well, did he or didn’t he?" laughed Dan.“Oh, he sure ...as hell did.” replied Dave.“Well done and fair bloody play to you, mate,” Ken said to me.“Er, thanks. I did say I am open-minded,” I blushed.We all sat having a cuppa as the others quizzed Mandy over my latest experience. About forty-five minutes later I rose to my feet.“I need to pop to my van for a bit and will catch up with you all later,” I kissed. ..."Before I couldfinish or say another word, I was slappedin the face. Kyle nodded toJackson and Tyrone "get whitey strungup, we're gonnawhip him!!!" Not comprehendingwhat that meant - but afraid now, I startingyelling "NONO NO!!!!!"I struggled andtried to kick Jackson and Tyrone, but I couldnot break therestraints. They then carried me, squirmingto break free, tothe center of the room. Holding me, theyuntied my wriststhen retied them to two separate eye boltsin an overheadbeam with soft rope. “Yes. But I have a ton of reading to do, too. Maybe we can find a quiet place to study and Steve can work.”“We’ll figure it out,” I said.“We love you, Jess!” Kara said.“I love you guys!” Jessica replied.Mercifully, Thursday and Friday were quiet and I got a lot of work done. Dany and I worked well together, though not nearly as well as Penny and I did. I felt it was the two years Penny and I had spent fooling around, both in front of the keyboard and in my bedroom that made the difference, and. Back at his rock/chair, he took out his straightening tool to work on the broadhead, his hands having finally stopped shaking. When it was as straight as he could get it, he put it aside and returned the tool to the pouch on his belt.With the way the cat had crashed down the hillside after having its face burned, he figured it would think twice about coming back tonight. With his desperation to bring in enough wood, kill an animal for food and develop a torch to see with at night, he had put.