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A screaming bladder woke Jack. He looked at the clock and saw that it was a little after three in the morning. He extricated himself from underneath his wife and padded to the bathroom. The faint light from the living room peeked under their bedroom door. That surprised him; Allison hadn't planned on coming home from the after-prom party until after five. He quieted his bladder first, then pulled on his boxers and went out to check on his young lover.

He expected to see her sleeping on the couch, so he was surprised again to see her sitting up, her feet on the couch, her knees hugged up tight against her chest and her chin resting on her knees. Combined with her attire and hair—her casual, post-prom look—the way she was sitting made her look young and innocent. The TV was on, but it was muted. The dancing light from the tube was the only light in the room, but it was enough to see the dark trails of running mascara down her cheeks.

"Allie?" he asked softly.

She didn't look up.

Fear gripped Jack's gut. "Allie, what's wrong?" He squatted down in front of her. "Baby, talk to me."

Allison finally focused her eyes on his and stared into them for what seemed like forever. Jack could see hurt and confusion in her eyes. She lifted her head.

"Why did you want me to go with Chris?" she asked quietly.

Anger surged into Jack's gut.

"What happened, Allie? Did he hurt you?"

She shook her head.

"Why did you want me to go with him?" she asked again.

"It's your prom, and I knew you really wanted to go. He's a nice guy. At least, I thought he was."

Allison rested her chin back on her knees, but didn't take her eyes from Jack's.

"Do you love me, Jack?" she asked.

"Of course. You know that."

"The same as Abigail?"

Jack almost blurted out the answer, but the seriousness in her face made him hesitate. Did he love her in the same way as Abigail? He almost answered that he did, but did he really? In his mind, it wasn't a fair comparison. He'd loved Abigail for much longer. Sure, he'd known and loved Allison almost as long, but societal conventions forced him to love her with reservations, like a sister. He'd only allowed his romantic love to grow guilt-free for a year or so. DID he love Allison like he loved Abigail?

Abigail was standing in the bedroom doorway now, wrapped in a blanket, her hair mussed and a concerned look on her face. She didn't say anything.

Allison didn't react to Jack's lack of an answer to her question. Instead she scratched her nose and wiped her wet cheek.

"You sent me on a date," she said, matter-of-factly.

Jack furrowed his brow. He wondered where she was going with this.

"I wouldn't really say I SENT you on a date."

"Would you have sent Abigail on a date, all night, with another guy?"

That question froze Jack. Of course he wouldn't. Then it hit him what Allison was driving towards. If he loved HER like he loved Abigail, why did he treat their relationships differently?

Abigail finally spoke.

"Allie, Jack loves you. We both do."

Allison looked up at her sister.

"Are you committed to me?"

"Of course."

"I mean REALLY committed?"

"Allison, we've been over this before," Abigail said. It was clear that she was as confused as Jack at Allison's questions.

"I cheated on you guys."

It took only a second for Allison's words to sink in, and Jack sank back to rest his butt on his heels.

Abigail's eyes were wide.

"You ... had sex with Chris?"

Allison sat up straighter and looked at Jack. "How does that make you feel? Does that make you angry? Do you feel betrayed?"

Jack looked inside himself. He wasn't angry. More like shocked.

"No, I'm not angry," he answered.

Allison's shoulders sagged, and she looked like she was going to cry again, so Jack hurried on.

"But I AM hurt," he said. "Why?"

"Why did you push me to go out with him?" she asked, in response.

"Well, it wasn't to have sex with him!" Jack snapped.

Allison's expression changed again. She seemed almost ... happy ... with Jack's sudden show of emotion.

"I didn't have sex with him."

Abigail stepped around and sank down on the other end of the couch.

"But you just said you cheated."

"I did cheat, in my heart, and I would have had sex with him if he hadn't been so damn noble. He stopped us before we could get that far."

"What happened?" Abigail asked.

Allison explained what happened, from the moment they left for the dance until she and Chris were going at it like, well, horny teenagers. She blushed when she talked about her orgasm and Jack felt equal parts of hurt, jealousy, and anger.

"I was feeling the guilt and shame of cheating on you guys, but I kept going because a part of me was mad at you. I wanted to make you regret encouraging me to go out with someone else. But then all of a sudden, Chris pulls back and says he can't do it, that he can't take some other guy's girl, no matter how much he wants to. He said he wanted me, but he wanted me completely, not just for one night, and he knew I was in love with Jack and not him. We talked about it for a bit, and then I asked him to bring me home."

"Wow," Abigail said, "He really is a good guy, isn't he?"

"Yeah, and that's what made it so much harder to stop. I really like him." She looked at Jack. "And THAT'S why I can't go out with him again. I like him enough that I could fall for him, and I don't want to."

Jack leaned forward. "But what if—"

"No!" Allison cried. "No 'what ifs'! I made my choice, and I couldn't be happier. I don't want to see if there are other options out there for me anymore than either of you want to go do that for yourselves. Why do you keep trying to push me away?"

Jack's own guilt smothered all his other emotions. She was right. He didn't realize it, but he WAS giving her an out, treating their relationship as temporary, even if it wasn't his intent. He chided himself for failing to see it the way Allison did.

Abigail apparently had a different take. She wrapped her arms around Allison. "Oh, Allie, I'm sorry it felt that way for you. That wasn't our intent at all, and I don't view your intimacy with Chris as cheating."

Allison pulled back. "But look at what Jack did—or DIDN'T do—with Mariah. You were ready to cut his balls off!"

Abigail ran her fingers lovingly along Allison's face. "Oh, you silly girl. That was forever ago. Things have changed since then."

Jack blinked twice at statement.

"What do you mean?" Allison asked, voicing the question in Jack's mind. What HAD changed?

Abigail hesitated. "I ... I don't really know how to explain it. I guess having you in our lives has made me look at relationships, at intimacy, differently."

"How so?" Jack asked.

"Well, way back when Allison was trying to explain to me why she got involved with you, she said that she felt like physical intimacy was just another way to show love and affection. I've been thinking about that and I think it can be expanded. If we are more open in our physical intimacy with friends, it naturally leads to a separation of sex and commitment. It shows that the two don't have to be one and the same."

Jack was taken aback by Abigail's change in attitude. "So you're saying that if I just went out and had sex with someone I called a 'friend', you'd be OK with that?"

"Well, of course not, and if you did, I probably WOULD cut your balls off."

"I'm confused then."

"I'm not saying we have free reign to fuck anyone that we want; all I'm saying is that I view Allison's make out session with Chris as a way to express her love and affection for him."

"But we almost had sex," Allison said.

"And if you did, I'd probably have been hurt and disappointed. I don't really know how I'd feel. I'd probably be more hurt that you did it behind my back than that you did it at all. I realize now, looking back, that Jack's dishonesty when you two got together is what hurt me the most. The point is, just because you have sex with Chris and I don't feel hurt, doesn't mean I don't love you or that I'm not committed to you."

"OK, this is too much for my head to handle," Jack said. He looked at Allison. "I have to admit, until Abigail railroaded the conversation—"

"I didn't railroad it!"

"—I was feeling pretty hurt by the thought that you and Chris might have had sex. I don't like to share."

Allison smiled. "You share me with Abigail."

"That's different. I don't want to get it on with Chris."

That made both girls laugh, and Jack could feel that the tension from earlier was fading. Even with mascara stained cheeks and raccoon eyes, Allison looked happier than when he found her. Jack became serious.

"Allison, I'm sorry I pushed so hard for you to go out with Chris. It was a foolish and selfish thing to do. I promise to never push you like that again. Will you forgive me?"

Allison's eyes softened. She cupped Jack's cheeks and placed a sweet kiss on his lips. "I love you, Jack. There's nothing to forgive."

"I'm committed to you, Allison. You asked me if I loved you the same as I loved Abigail, and the answer to that is no. I love each of you differently because you are each different and special in your own way. I do, however, love you as much as Abigail."

He glanced to see Abigail's reaction, and was relieved to see her smiling and nodding at his words.

Allison looked from one to the other. "Thanks, you guys."

Abigail jumped up, letting the blanket slip to show the inner slopes of her breasts, and pulled Allison to her feet. "Let's go to bed and sleep or something."

Allison smirked. "Sleep?"

"Or something."

Jack watched his two girls disappear into the bedroom. He was committed to them both. He needed to find a way to show Allison just how seriously he meant that.

Hey, Baby Brother! I miss you! First off, Abigail and Jack say hi, and that they miss you, too, though Jack says it's only because he misses picking on you. According to Brianna, you've really grown this past year, and might be able to give Jack a run for his money now. She said that when she saw you and Brad coming out of church one Sunday, she was surprised to see that you were already as tall as the jerk—Brad, not Jack—and almost as big. And you still have some years to grow, so you really could pass Jack up. He says he'll always be able to take you, though.

Ben smiled, but the humor did little to chase his gloom away. Allison had been sending e-mails to Brianna to give to Ben since shortly after they arrived in Washington. Brianna printed them out and passed them to him at school. He loved getting the e-mails, because it was the only way he could stay connected to his sisters, but each one left him feeling melancholy—or worse—for that same reason. These secret communications shouldn't be the ONLY way to stay connected. If he thought about it long enough, it ate at him and left him feeling even more pissed at his dad than he normally was.

Still, Ben would savor the e-mails. He usually put off reading them until he had some time in private in which he could write an actual response. Sometimes that would be in the afternoon when he got home from school, like today, but other times, he had to wait until late at night. In those instances, the sweet anticipation built.

Let's see, what's up since my last e-mail? I went to prom last week with a really nice guy, and before you ask, he's just a friend and not a replacement for Jack. Nobody could be a replacement for Jack, or Abbie, for that matter.

Ben blushed at the images that last sentence invoked in his mind. Like most kids in his part of the world, he grew up treating incest as a disgusting taboo only done by inbred hillbillies from the mountains—those across the state, on the EASTERN side of Tennessee. However, even before he learned about the relationship between his sisters, he would often steal glances at them. He could admit they were sexy as hell, and seeing them in bathing suits, or walking around wrapped in towels after bathing, could be boner-inducing. His interest in them, however, was purely driven by casual teenage curiosity and nothing more.

Anyway, things got out of hand and we did some things I'm ashamed about, but he did the honorable thing and stopped us from going even further than we did. We agreed that we wouldn't go out as a couple any more, just as a part of a group of friends.

Speaking of friends, Brianna said you've started hanging out with her and Merrigan and some of my old friends. I'm going to get flak from Brianna about this, but she has promised to leave my e-mails to you unedited, sooo ... She seems to talk A LOT about you. 'Ben this' and 'Ben that'. What's up with that? Is my little brother making moves on my best friend?

Ben blushed again, but his smile got wider. Now he understood why Brianna seemed unusually uncomfortable when she gave this note to him. He dismissed Allison's interpretation of Brianna's actions, no matter how much he would like to think that the curvy blonde really was interested in him.

Or is it Merrigan that's caught your eye? Brianna said just the other day—

The paper was suddenly gone, snatched out his hands.

"Hey!" Ben exclaimed in surprise.

He whipped around in his desk chair to see Brad standing there, holding the note and smirking at him. He was shocked to see his brother; the asshole didn't usually slither into the house until after their dad returned home, but just before dinner. Missing dinner time was not an option in their house without prior approval.

Brad looked at the note. "What's this... 'Baby Brother'?" the older boy said, raising his voice an octave as he said the last two words.

Ben bounced up and reached for the note. "Give it back, you jerk!"

Brad held the note away from Ben, trying to hold his little brother back while he scanned it. His smirk turned to a sneer.

"Are you e-mailing that tramp ex-sister of yours? Dad's going to shit a brick."

"Fuck you, Brad. Give it back to me and get out of my room."

Ben struggled to get the letter, but Brad was still stronger.

"Holy shit, she's a fucking slut," Brad hissed as he scanned the letter. "Is there nobody she won't spread her legs for?"

Ben's anger surged in him, a fury just below the surface getting ready to erupt. "Give me the paper, asshole, or else!"

Brad crumpled the letter in his fist and turned to Ben. The look in his eyes almost doused Ben's fury, but he held his ground.

"Or else what?" Brad asked heavily.

Ben reached for the wadded up paper, but Brad slapped his hand away.

"I'm warning you, Brad." Ben's voice trembled a bit as he struggled to hold his emotions in check.

Brad misinterpreted the tremble as fear and took a step towards Ben.

"Or else what, Pussy? You going to kick my ass?"

"Give.Me.The.Paper." Ben said, through clenched teeth.

"Why? So you can beat off to the thought of fucking your whore sister and her slutty friends?"

Brad must have expected Ben's typical first move—a hard shove—because he stood with his legs slightly apart and he body leaning forward in anticipation. It was a mistake. Instead, Ben's fist connected with his jaw with a loud crack, a move that sent Brad careening into the wall before he fell to one knee. Ben didn't give him a chance to react, instead letting his fury consume him. He was on his brother in a flash, his fists a blur as he pummeled the older boy relentlessly.

Ben didn't say a word as he assaulted his brother, though he panted and grunted as he absorbed any feeble punches Brad tried to land. Ben seemed blinded by his anger, attacking his longtime tormentor with single-mindedness. Eventually, Brad curled up on the floor and covered his head, cursing and shouting as he tried to protect himself from the beating his not-so-little brother was giving him.

Suddenly a new voice entered the mix as arms wrapped around Ben.

"STOP THIS INSTANT!"

The commanding, baritone voice of their father was so forceful and authoritative that it pierced Ben's anger instantly. He didn't even wonder why his father was home at 4:00 on a weekday. He dropped his fists and let Ted jerk him away from Brad, but still his muscles remained tense and his adrenaline pumped, keeping him on high alert. Brad continued to spout epithets and curses at his brother.

"YOU ARE OUT OF LINE, YOUNG MAN!" Ted practically shouted into Ben's face as he stood between his sons.

Ben was tired of cowering. He was tired of being treated like a second-class citizen in his own house and having his own feelings ignored or trampled on. He pulled up as tall as he could, which put him nearly two inches taller than Ted. Ben winced as he felt pain in his midsection from where Brad obviously landed a punch, but he continued to stand toe to toe with his father, his chin jutting out defiantly.

Ted took a deep breath. "Just what do you think you were doing, Son?"

"I'm going to kick your fucking ass!" Brad shouted, from behind their father.

Ted turned his head. "HOLD YOUR TONGUE, BRADLEY!'

Brad was standing now, leaning back against the wall. Blood trickled from one ear and from a split on his brow bone. His chest heaved.

Ted turned back to Ben. "Explain yourself, Benjamin."

Ben used to cower to his father. He'd frantically try to plead his case or put the blame back on Brad to justify his actions, and Ben always used to get the short end of the stick. This time, Ben's nostrils flared as he glared at his father.

"I was kicking Brad's ass," he said, his voice low and even.

Ted's fists were on his hips. "Don't be insolent, Son. I gave you an order and I expect you to obey. I came home early to take care of some important business, and I need to get on with that. So explain yourself. NOW."

Ben stood silently, refusing to say more.

"He's been e-mailing Allison," Brad said.

Ted's eyes narrowed. "Excuse me?"

Ben felt his bravado take a hit.

Brad was grinning like an idiot now. "He's been e-mailing Allison, and he was reading an e-mail from that slut—"

"Watch your words, Young Man."

"—from HER." He held the crumpled paper out towards his father. "Apparently this isn't the first one, either."

Ted reached his hand back without taking his eyes off Ben, and Brad stuffed the paper into it. Ted opened the note and scanned through the e-mail. As he read, his face began to redden. It grew darker and more ominous, until he looked back at Ben with pure hatred in his eyes. This time Ben did take a step back.

"How DARE you bring this filth into my home?" he said slowly. "How dare you commune with such wicked, unrepentant reprobates? HOW DARE YOU DISOBEY ME?"

Ted's voice rose as he spoke, until he roared out the last words. Without warning, he raised his arm and backhanded Ben across the face. Ben's head snapped back and he staggered backwards before righting himself and squaring off again in front of Ted. Ben couldn't stop the tears that suddenly dripped from his eyes, but he refused to reach up to wipe them or to soothe his throbbing cheek.

Ted took another deep breath.

"You are grounded until further notice," he said, as he slowly tore the note in half, and then in half again. "You are not to leave this room except to use the restroom and go to school. You will take your breakfast and dinner in here."

Without a word, Ben pushed past Ted.

"Where do you think you're going?" his father demanded, as he grabbed his son's arm.

Without a word, Ben yanked it free and stormed out of the room. Sharon was just getting out of her car as Ben exploded out of the house. Her smile at seeing her son quickly vanished.

"Ben, what's wrong?"

He paused in front of his mother, tears continue to course down his cheeks.

"I can't take it anymore, Mom. I can't live with those two."

"What happened?" she asked, her voice full of worry. "Please, come into the house and let's talk about whatever is bothering you."

Ben looked back at the house, expecting his father to burst from it at any time. But the door remained closed. He turned back to Sharon.

"I'm sorry, Mom," he said quietly, and the continued past her, the guilt of leaving her to face Ted alone nearly making him stop.

"Wait, Ben, where are you going? Will you be back?"

The tremor in her voice made him pause again. He noticed she didn't ask WHEN he'd be back, but IF.

"I just need to go somewhere and think. I'll be back." He glanced over his shoulder and saw the fear and love in her eyes. "I love you, Mom."

He stuffed his hands in his pockets and started down the street.

Brianna turned in the doorway and waved goodbye to Merrigan. Then she shut the door behind her and dropped her backpack on the sofa. Her keys and mail ended up on the sofa table as she passed through the living room on her way to the bathroom. Her swollen bladder released its contents as soon as her butt hit the seat. It felt good to let it go, but not as good as she was feeling only minutes before.

She and Merrigan took the "long" way home from school, which just so happened to pass by the told RC Cola bottling factory. The parking lot was full of cracks and out-of-control weeds, but nothing else. The girls decided a closer look was in order, though once they were parked, their eyes never left the inside of the car. Brianna felt her nipples crinkle at the memory of Merrigan's mouth on them. As she wiped her pee away, the oily evidence of her recent, body-jarring orgasm removed any resistance to her hand, and her fingers dug uncomfortably hard between her lips. She winced, but the discomfort quickly subsided, and she went back to reveling in her post-orgasm euphoria. Had Merrigan not had somewhere to go with her mother that evening, they'd be making slow, languid love in Brianna's bedroom that very moment. Brianna sighed at the thought.

She pulled her panties up as she kicked her jeans off her feet, washed her hands, and headed towards her room to change into some soft pajamas. It may have only been late afternoon, but she had no plans other than homework for the evening, so she wanted to get comfortable. She paused at her open door to read a note taped to it.

I love you, my dear, sweet daughter. You know that. But I've asked you THREE times ... CLEAN YOUR ROOM. And put the clean clothes away.

Please.

Love, your ever-patient and loving Mother

Brianna smiled at the note and turned her gaze into her room. The sight made her blush in embarrassment. Normally, Brianna kept her room tidy, but she'd been uncharacteristically busy the last week, with projects, clubs, and spending time with Merrigan. Now, however, clothes, books, papers, magazines, and other assorted junk cluttered the floor, desk, bed, dresser ... A basket of clean, folded laundry sat on the floor in front of her dresser.

Brianna crumpled the note and tossed it towards the trashcan. She rolled her eyes as it fell way short to become another thing she'd have to clean up. Brianna saw her John Deere flannel pajama pants peeking out of one of the holes of the laundry basket. The pajamas—green with pictures of little tractors all over them—were a gag gift from Allison a few Christmases before, but they quickly became her favorite because they were so comfortable.

She turned on her stereo and Sisqo's "Thong Song" pumped into the air. Then she turned her attention to her chore, dancing and singing to the words.

As she bent over to pull clothes from the basket, she jiggled and gyrated her panty-clad butt at Sisqo's urging. She stuffed a handful of socks into the bottom drawer and reached for more clothes.

Suddenly, she went careening head first into her dresser. She cried out in surprise and pain as she slammed the crown of her head against the metal drawer pull. Starbursts exploded behind her eyes and her arms and legs went numb. She crumpled to the floor and groaned, her mind was screaming at her to move, to roll over and protect herself or to scramble to safety, but her arms were deadweight. The sound of deep laughter made her blood run cold. She mustered all of her strength to turn her head, but she didn't really need to see her assailant to know who it was.

Tyson stood over her, leering down at her half-naked form. Even through her watery eyes she could see the look of dark lust and pure hatred on his face. She whimpered and tried to push herself away from him with her feet, but she couldn't get them to work.

"Well, hello, hello," he snarled, "Glad to see me?"

"How?" she rasped, her voice shaky. Her strength was slowly returning and she pushed with her heels again, scooting an inch further away from him.

"How'd I get out?" He chuckled. "Two words ... campaign donations." He licked his lips as he scanned her body. "Or did you want to know how I knew it was you that turned all that shit over to the cops?" He tapped his head. "I'm a fucking genius."

He took a step towards Brianna, who was still trying to scoot away from him. Instead of complete numbness, her limbs felt like thousands of needles were piercing them. Her head throbbed and the hair at the crown felt damp.

"I amended point values, did you know that?" Tyson asked. "The day before that bitch cop arrested me, I was talking to my guys and told them to put you at the top, WAY at the top. Like, worth more than the next five frigid bitches combined. Guy who fucks you first probably wins the game." He patted his chest. "Tyson wanted to win, and Tyson was going to make it extra good for you, too, seeing as how you were going to help him win."

He took another step closer to Brianna. She went limp in exhaustion, her wide, fear-filled eyes watching him.

"That was before all this shit with the cops, though, before you Killed.My.Dad." His expression darkened as he reached for her, and a feral growl started in his chest. "Fuck the points. Tyson doesn't care about the points anymore. Consider this REVENGE, Bitch."

The gray skies had darkened since Ben left his house, and the wind had picked up a bit. When the first drops hit his face, he cursed himself for acting so hastily. A quick glance at the roiling clouds told him a torrent was about to be unleashed. He calculated where he was, and determined it was just as easy for him to go forward as it was to go back home. Besides, he wasn't ready to deal with all the shit at home.

The more he thought about it, the more he was glad his dad had come home early. He wasn't sure he would have had the guts to ever stand up to him, but now that he had, he was glad. He didn't know what would happen when he got home that evening or in the near future, but he felt as though a huge weight had been lifted from his shoulders. If it wasn't for his mother, he wasn't sure he'd ever go back.

Raindrops started pelting him with increased frequency. He walked faster, but by the time he reached the porch of his destination, he was soaked. He rang the doorbell and waited. His moppy hair dripped into his eyes, so he slicked it back and tried to dry his face, but his hands were wet, too. He tried to dry them on his jeans, but his clothes were just as saturated. He rang the bell again, and then knocked. The wind picked up, whipping his hair around and piercing his wet clothes. To his frustration, the rain accompanied the wind and began to pelt him even as he stood on the tiny covered stoop.

"Come on, answer the door," he muttered. He contemplated making a mad dash back to his house, but the reception he was likely to receive there would be colder than the chill currently piercing him. Maybe he could find some better shelter around back where he could wait out the storm. He jumped off the stoop and raced around the side.

At least he'd have peace and quiet to think.

Ted stared at Sharon across his desk. His eyes were piercing and as much as she wanted to be stoic, she couldn't keep her eyes locked on his. She averted her gaze and squirmed anxiously.

"I'm dismayed, Sharon," he said, for probably the fifth time, since he'd demanded they discuss what had just transpired in their home. 'Discuss' would hardly be the word for what they were doing, Sharon thought ruefully. 'Rebuke' was a more accurate term. Ted had informed her of the incident between their sons, and proceeded to blame her for her lack of control of her home and children.

"Benjamin seems a bit more petulant and rebellious every day. This shattering of an unbendable rule, this ... fraternizing with immoral heathens, may be his most grievous act, but it is most definitely not the first. And to compound his situation with outright defiance..." He shook his head. "I counted on you to teach our children to be sensible, Sharon. It appears as though I was wrong to put that responsibility in your hands."

The clock on his office wall chimed the hour. He glanced at it and then sighed. When he looked back at Sharon, it was with such disapproval that she wanted to crawl into a hole to escape it.

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The field was a mess. Between the November evening temperatures down in the low 40s, and the steady drizzle that Seattle is so famous for, Allison was pretty miserable. Mud covered her from head to toe and clung to her like a thick, freezing paste. She'd given up cleaning her cleats within two minutes of the beginning of the second half, and now her shoes felt like they were made of concrete. She felt like she was running in slow motion AND like she was running on ice. The extra effort to...

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Finding Bathsheba Book 2Chapter 22

"Get up, Ben. Oh, God, please let him get up." Brianna was woozy, but she could still see what was going on. Tyson stood over Ben, a HUGE knife in his hand. He was covered in blood, and so was Ben. Brianna tried to move, but her body wouldn't cooperate. Panic welled up inside her when Tyson turned towards her, an evil grin on his face. "I'm gonna enjoy this," he hissed, as he crawled back onto the bed and between her legs. Brianna mentally screamed at her legs to close, at her arms to...

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Finding Bathsheba Book 2Chapter 26

"What about this?" Brianna said, holding up a soft, cotton bag for Tammy to see. "It's for your shoes so they don't get your clothes dirty in your suitcase." Tammy was zipping and unzipping a rolling carry-on suitcase, obviously testing its durability. She looked up and shook her head. "Plastic bags from the grocery store are better AND cheaper." Brianna thought for a moment. "Good point." She hung the bag back on the hook. It was the day after Independence Day, and Tammy was...

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Finding Bathsheba Book 2Chapter 29

Allison glanced at Brianna as they took their seats overlooking the water. Brianna caught her and smiled widely. Allison returned the smile and went about preparing her lunch. The two friends had come to downtown Seattle to pick up the wedding gift Allison and Abigail had gotten Jack. They'd picked up the special photo album and were grabbing lunch at Ivar's on the waterfront before heading up to Pike Place Market to get fresh flowers and fruit for the wedding. "Do I get to look at the...

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Finding Bathsheba Book 2Chapter 4

Sweat soaked into Allison's practice jersey as she watched the play from the sidelines. Her team was next up again on the three-on-three keep-away drill, and she was watching the other players closely, looking for their tendencies or weaknesses and trying to determine a plan of attack. This would be her third round in the drill, and so far she was feeling pretty good about her passes and her ability to anticipate her opponents passing lanes. She was a little disappointed with her initial...

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Finding Bathsheba Book 2Chapter 12

"Malthus felt that man was doomed to live a life of poverty because the population, he said, would always grow faster than the food. It was this prediction that led writer and historian Thomas Carlyle to call economics 'the dismal science.'" Jack glanced at the clock on the wall behind the class. He was just concluding the second day of his new teaching assignment, and needed to take care of one last order of business before he set the students loose. "Before we wrap it up today, and...

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Finding Bathsheba Book 2Chapter 1

Allison groaned as she flopped onto the floor. Abigail stepped over her supine sister to take the last box to the master bedroom, then came back out and looked down at her sister. Just watching Allison stretch out on the floor was enough to make the older girl swoon. Allison stretched her arms above her head and arched her back, which forced her youthful breasts to stretch her t-shirt, her tiny nipples little bumps beneath the fabric. By the playful expression on Allison's face, it was...

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Finding Bathsheba Book 2Chapter 23

"See you in a couple of hours, Abbie!" Allison called through the bathroom door. Abigail didn't answer, so she opened the door and stepped into the steamy room. She watched Abigail's murky form through the frosted glass door. Even when she thought she was unobserved, Abigail moved with a sexiness that made Allison's heart thump. The way she glided her hands over her soapy body was mesmerizing. If Tanner hadn't been waiting in the living room, Allison would have stripped down and joined...

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Finding Bathsheba Book 2Chapter 28

Jack wasn't sure if it was the six times Allison asked that evening if she could help him with anything, the eye-rolling Abigail gave whenever she asked it, or the way they practically fought over who got to refill his water glass at dinner or put his dirty clothes in the laundry room a millisecond after he pulled them off. Whatever it was, he knew they were up to something. Allison had just returned from taking the clothes to the laundry room. "OK, both of you, sit down," he said, in a...

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Finding Bathsheba Book 2Chapter 17

"Several days ago an acquaintance approached me about my family," Sharon said, as she looked down into the dark liquid that filled her cup. She noted how the liquid rippled as she cradled the cup in her trembling hands. "What did this acquaintance say?" Bill asked quietly. What did Dr. Goodwyn really say? Much of the conversation was lost in the murky depths of her frazzled mind, but she couldn't shake the feeling she got from her conversation with Dr. Goodwyn, and this disturbed her....

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Finding Bathsheba Book 2Chapter 18

Ted was holed up in his home office and had been since mid-afternoon when John had called him about Tyson's arrest. He gave Sharon a cursory excuse for why he was home early, and had even refused dinner. He spent several hours on the phone putting the admittedly rusty gears in motion when the evening news caught his attention. As the reports detailing the charges against Tyson unfolded, Ted felt the urge to panic. It was one thing when the Ramirez ... problem ... surfaced years earlier. It...

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Finding Bathsheba Book 2Chapter 25

Allison reached for the remote, and with a contented sigh, she turned the TV off. "Quit moving," Abigail said, "I'm almost done." Allison nestled back into her corner of the couch and arched her neck so she could see over her bent knees. Abigail had Allison's feet in her lap and was painstakingly painting a toenail. "That's such a good movie," Allison said. "And sexy, too." Allison sighed happily again. "Yeah, I'm glad Pearl stayed with Marty. He's way cuter than...

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Finding Bathsheba Book 2Another Interruption

She was so beautiful, it made Jack's heart hurt. Even after being with her so many times, gazing on her, she was still stunningly beautiful in his eyes, maybe more so now. Jack noticed Sharon watching the visual interplay between the three. She snuggled her newest grandchild under her chin and turned to the others in the room. "I'll go help him with the grill. I'm not sure two men are better than one, in this case." She left the room, kissing the baby's downy hair as she...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 33

"Hello? Anyone home?" Abigail stood up from behind the kitchen counter. "Hey, folks." Brianna and Merrigan stepped into the living room. They were dressed to work, clad in tennis shoes, jeans and t-shirts. Merrigan had a baseball cap on her head, her long red ponytail sticking through the hole in the back. "We're ready to work," Brianna said. "Where's the heavy stuff?" She flexed her biceps. Abigail smiled at the sight of the blonde's slender arms. Another figure stepped...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 12

Allison was just closing her locker when she was verbally accosted by her two best friends. They seemed surprisingly chipper for so early in the morning. Allison was 16, but since her birthday fell in the fall, after school had already started, her parents had years ago opted to delay enrolling her in kindergarten. That made her one of the oldest in her sophomore class. Well, at least one of the oldest in the college bound track. She was also one of the few that had her license before...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 22

They came from different worlds, hers much more privileged than his, his considerably more dysfunctional than hers. Or so he thought when they met. Jack had been to hell and back, a trip he embarked on despite the best efforts of Phil and his grandmother. He had only himself to blame for his demise. At sixteen, he was angry. Angry at God, at the world, at the system, at his grandfather for dying and leaving Jack without another father figure. He was angry at himself. He tried to find peace in...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 2

"We'd love to! It'll be fun ... Nah, he'll be fine with it ... Sure ... See you tomorrow ... Love ya." Abigail hung up the phone. She was lying on the couch with her legs draped over Jack's lap. He tried to focus his attentions on "ER", but his curiosity in her conversation made it impossible. He looked at her, waiting for an explanation. She turned back to the TV and said nothing. "And?" he asked impatiently. Abigail kept her eyes on the TV. "What?" she asked, feigning...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 30

"Hey, Abbie, I'm ho-ome!" came the feminine sing song call from the direction of the living room. Abigail heard the front door shut, but since she was trapped by a wall of boxes in the guest room, Allison would have to seek her out. "I'm in the guest room, Allie!" she called back. She blew some stray strands of hair from her face while she continued to stuff a box with books. A moment later she felt more than heard Allison's presence in the doorway. "Wow, Abbie! You've made some...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 18

A quiet knock on the door woke Brianna from her fitful slumber. She opened her eyes as her mother opened the door. Light streamed in through her blinds, so she knew it was morning. "Brianna, there's a man on the phone for you," she said. Brianna just looked at her. "Jack?" Brianna jumped out of bed and ran across the hall to her parent's room to grab the phone. In the background she could hear her dad in the shower. He was singing some weird freedom rock song, as usual. "Hold on,...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 23

Sharon pulled her housecoat on and stood before the mirror again. What a horrific night's sleep, and she looked it. Her hair was a tangled mess and her eyes were rimmed in red and carrying bags. She had hoped crying the night before would get all the emotions out, but she still felt awful. She washed her face, scrubbing away the stains of her tears, then brushed her hair in an attempt to tame it. She stepped out of the bathroom and saw Ted watching her. "Do you feel better this morning,...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 27

Jack felt her warm body before he opened his eyes. He was just coming into consciousness and one at a time his senses activated. Sense of touch ... Allison was warm, her lean naked body molded to his. Her skin was soft and smooth against him, her supple breasts pressed into him as she lay tucked into his side and shoulder. Jack could feel her warm, moist breath blow across his chest. Sense of smell ... The fragrance hit him next, a mixture of her strawberry shampoo, flowery perfume and...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 26

How? That was the biggest question on Ted's mind as he looked at his adversary. How did Williams find out about all this? How did he get the proof he says he has? How could Williams sound so confident and articulate? And most importantly, how could this lowlife simpleton best a man of Ted's aptitude, intelligence and power? Ted wanted to jump across the desk and strangle the devil. That's what Williams was ... a devil. Yet, Ted knew that in a physical confrontation, Williams would...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 28

"Looovvverrrr ... Rise and shine, Lover..." The quiet angelic voice seemed to permeate every nook and cranny of Jack's exhausted body. Surely it couldn't be morning yet. He grumbled, but refused to open his eyes "Com'n, big guy. Open those beautiful green eyes of yours." Her voice was still so tranquil and sensual. Still, Jack would prefer that it just go away. Allison had fucked him senseless the night before. Now he needed sleep. He refused to acknowledge her attempt to pull him...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 5

Allison's pussy quivered. She looked down at Jack as she straddled him, his cock wedged inside her wet cunt. He'd come over for some private time. Her parents and brothers were at a road football game, Abigail was working and Analise was visiting some friends. Allison closed her eyes and began to rise and fall on his cock. It felt so good, each time together better than the last. She smiled and then looked down at him. She realized that he'd stopped moving, and she noticed his eyes were...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 6

Analise's stay lasted another five days, and each night she visited Allison's room. Allison was able to get herself off twice while going down on Analise, but neither was all that pleasurable. It was very apparent that all Analise wanted was her own pleasure. Once, Allison tried to stop her, but Analise only had to mention Abigail's name, and Allison's defense would be breached. Allison loved Abigail too much to let her find out about her affair with Jack this way. Allison realized that...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 16

Allison heard the knock on the front door, but didn't move from her seat on the edge of her bed. She listened to the muffled conversation down the hallway. "Why, young Mr. Merrill!" Her dad. "Nice to see you this fine evening." "Thank you, Mr. Garner. You are looking quite well today." Allison rolled her eyes. Tyson the Charmer at work. "And you, Mrs. Garner, are looking as lovely as ever." "Come with me into the den. Sharon will go see if Allison is just about ready. Could I get...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 20

Allison bounced up from her spot on the living room couch and practically flew to the door. She opened the door and shrieked as she wrapped Abigail in a tight, though sisterly, hug. Abigail kissed her cheek. "Hey, Allie Cat." "Abbie, I'm so glad you made it over." She pulled Abigail into the room, shut the door and hugged her again. This time Abigail kissed her on the lips. The kiss was firm, and filled with passion. Allison moaned when she felt Abigail's tongue seek hers. The kiss...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 32

Grandma and Grandpa Fuller. Phil Goodwyn. Abigail. Allison. Jack tightened the knot on his tie as he thought of the people who never stopped believing in him. Each one did his or her part to bring him to this point. Sure, he had to change himself first before he could start on this path, but it would have been a lonely, virtually impossible journey without the people who cared about him. Leaning closer to the bathroom mirror, he fixed his collar. "Yummy," Allison said from the doorway of...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 1

"If I try these things on, will you give me your honest opinion?" Analise asked Abigail, as they came through the door of their parents' house. "I don't want to look like a fat cow on my honeymoon." "Nothing can be as bad as that piece of granny underwear I got at my shower," Abigail remarked, laughing. "Are you talking about the atrocious shapeless one from Patty?" Analise threw her bags on the loveseat in the family room. "No doubt. It was the worst. Bet Jack loved it." "I...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 3

Jack was sitting in his car outside of Dana's house, waiting for Allison. He was very anxious. It was Sunday morning, and he still hadn't been able to talk to Allison. By the time he dragged himself out of the bed the previous morning, she'd already gone off with her friend. Before she left, she had informed Abigail that she would be staying at Dana's that night, but would need someone to pick her up and take her home the next morning. So here he was, waiting for her to make an...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 8

Allison lay in bed, wondering about the day and what lay ahead. She and Abigail had decided on a way to confront Analise about the rape and blackmail. Allison smiled at the mental image of Analise's face when she realized her scheme was over. However, it didn't take long for Allison's mind to wander back to Abigail. It all made sense to her now. When she was explaining her rationale for her relationship with Jack, it just all kind of fell into place. Sure she loved the way that Jack had...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 9

"Hey, beautiful," Jack said into the phone receiver. "Been busy today?" "Definitely. We slept in, but we took a cab up to downtown and visited some of the sites. We had dinner at a great seafood place overlooking the waterfront." Abigail hesitated a moment, seemed unsure. "Jack, there's some stuff we need to talk about." Jack's blood went cold. "Um, OK. What's up?" Did she know? Had Allison confessed their indiscretions? He wouldn't blame her if she did and part of him wanted...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 10

"Look what I bought." Abigail came bounding down the stairs into her parents' family room. Allison was reclining in an overstuffed chair flipping through a magazine. She had been waiting for her sister to arrive for their usual midday rendezvous, but Abigail was late. Allison let out a frustrated breath. Abigail was never late for these meetings. They'd worked out a nice system over the last couple of months. Abigail would come over after Allison got home from school, usually about 3:30....

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Finding BathshebaChapter 11

Abigail let her eyes flutter open. An unusually bright light streamed through the parted window curtains. She smiled. The annual spring snowfall. Every March there was a late snowfall, and it seemed to always catch everyone by surprise. It was Abigail's favorite snowfall when she was in school because it came late enough and was big enough to force schools to close their doors and break the monotony of the spring semester. Even now she liked this snow because it was usually the wettest snow,...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 13

"Do you think he'll be awake?" Allison asked, pointing at the clock on the radio. It was just after two in the morning. "Definitely," Abigail answered. "We vowed we'd never go to bed angry with each other. He'll be awake." The two had drifted off to sleep, wearied by the emotion of the day and the passion of their lovemaking. When they woke, they knew they had to make some decisions. The news of their sister's pregnancy threw another wrinkle into the relationship, and Abigail knew...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 14

"You'll never see Allison again." Jack felt the anger rise inside him again. That was Ted's last statement before they parted company. Jack scoffed at the idea of leaving his wife and her sister behind, but his father-in-law was insistent. He never raised his voice, but the venom was evident. "I'm not an unreasonable man," he had said. Jack laughed out loud now as he drove his car back to his house and hopefully to his waiting wife. Ted agreed to redirect the rumors until Jack's...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 17

Sharon quietly polished the silverware. They'd needed it for a while, but it wasn't a task she particularly liked, so she usually waited until she had something on her mind. Then she could polish and think. This was one of those times. She glanced nervously at the clock, quietly wondering what was keeping Allison. She prayed that her youngest daughter didn't do anything rash. She thought back through the day, wondering what she could have done differently, what she could have done to...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 21

Abigail shoved the last thick file folder into the overstuffed drawer, then plopped down in her desk chair. She fantasized about working in a paperless office, and wondered if she should ask about that when she interviewed for jobs in Seattle. It was hard to believe that she and Jack—and hopefully, Allison—would be moving in less than a month. She hoped that something would pan out with one of the interviews she'd been able to line up. She checked her desk calendar. She would be flying out...

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Finding BathshebaChapter 25

Ted stood in the doorway of his house and watched his family getting in the car. He glanced at his watch. They still had time. "Sharon," he called to his wife. "We have one issue we need to take care of before we leave. Come with me to my office." She nodded in acknowledgement and said something to Allison and Ben. Just then Brad brushed past him without a word and made his way to the car. Ted saw Sharon's eyes widen with surprise at the sight of her oldest son, who didn't even glance...

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Finding BathshebaInterruption

"Earth to Ja-ack!" Jack's wife said, snapping his attention back to the present. "Where'd you go?" He blushed when he realized he'd really zoned out. "I, uh, I started reminiscing. You know how the mind works. One memory leads to another which leads to another and so on. So I guess I was taking a ride on a memory roller coaster." Her eyes twinkled at him. "That was bad, Jack. Memory roller coaster?" He shrugged. "Trust me. It was quite a ride." "Want to talk about it?" He...

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David and BathshebaChapter 2

The day of the party arrived. Briony turned up on time and was met at reception by Tom as arranged. She was wearing a 'little green dress', dark green which enhanced her eyes. It stopped just above the knee and her forearms were bare. It showed off her pretty figure. She had pearl earrings and a pearl necklace. On her right wrist was a gold charm bracelet. Tom thought she looked stunning and told her so. She smiled her thanks happily to him. She linked her arm through his and he led her to...

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David and BathshebaChapter 3

The company won the contract and everyone was thrilled and delighted. There was another party but it was drinks only and Tom and Briony decided that only he should attend. Clive was miffed. He had hoped to work on Briony again. He said nothing though either to Tom or Angela who was required to accompany him. The project management team deployed. For the first three months work was devoted to site clearance, access to and within it. Then construction started: foundations and piles. All went...

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David and BathshebaChapter 4

At university Tom had been a member of the shooting club specialising in pistol. He still had his .22 automatic. There was no time to obtain export or import permits but he determined nevertheless to take it with him. He placed it in the middle of his hold baggage and hoped it would not be found. If it was he would just have to surrender it. He also took some ammunition. The eight hour flight was uneventful and straightforward. Tom and Susie chatted inconsequentially for a while and then...

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David and BathshebaChapter 5

It was clear at breakfast that Susie had not slept well if at all. Jenny was still with her. They ate their breakfast in silence. Susie only picked at hers. She was in no shape and far from her usual vibrant self. As they drank their coffee Tom took her hand in his. "Susie," he said gently, "we've got to go and report this formally to Tony." She nodded resignedly. He told her what he was going to suggest to Tony. "OK," she said listlessly. "I just want to get away from this...

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David and BathshebaChapter 6

Over a drink and supper Tom told Briony what had happened to Susie and what Tony was going to do about it. "Poor girl," said Briony with feeling. "Horrid, horrid, horrid. On the other hand, she didn't seem that low this evening and she called you a special man so, apart from saving a damsel in distress, what else did you do?" Tom shrugged. "Not a lot really other than be there for her. I told you about Jenny. She was super. She really was." "Go on." "Well, when we got on the...

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David and BathshebaChapter 7

Everything went back to normal pending the trial. There was a rumour of a possible major new project in Scotland but no more than that. Susie came prancing in the following Monday morning. "Rory would like to meet you," she said to Tom. "I'd like to meet him. Has he got wheels?" "Yes, why?" "Well why don't you both come down for the weekend? I know we haven't got anything on and Briony would love to see you again." "That sounds a super idea but do you mind if I run it by him...

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David and BathshebaChapter 8

As they were getting ready for bed Briony asked Tom whether he was aware that Susie did not much like Clive. "No," Tom replied. "We've never talked about him probably because she knows that I would never be disloyal about him to one of my section. What's he done to upset her?" "Suggested that after West Africa she might have a crush on you." "That's pretty cheeky." He chuckled. "I know what might have set him off though. The first Monday after it all she was absolutely bubbling...

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David and BathshebaChapter 9

Tom did his best to concentrate on his work but what Susie had said disturbed him deeply. Why should Clive with a beautiful and intelligent wife of his own want to pursue Briony? He must be nuts if he thought she would respond to his advances. If nothing else he knew they were only relatively recently married. It just did not make sense but yet Susie had been utterly serious. His mind continued to go round in circles. Briony has beaten him home and gave him his usual warm welcome but she...

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David and BathshebaChapter 10

Angela had foreseen that the weekend with her parents was going to be tricky. The sudden invitation to spend the previous weekend with her sister, Laura, had been a warning. It had been pleasant enough but she knew Laura was observing her throughout and would be reporting back to their mother. Her parents, Arthur and Pauline Foster, welcomed her warmly on Friday evening. After a drink Pauline pulled her and Arthur out to the kitchen. Once Arthur had helped everyone to a second drink he was...

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David and BathshebaChapter 11

Arthur rang Angela the following morning. "Presumably you want to seek divorce on the grounds of adultery." "Yes, Daddy." "In that case I suggest you move out. Has he ever knocked you about?" "No but I wouldn't put it past him." "You definitely ought to move out." "Not until after next week. It's half term." "Can you maintain a façade?" "No change," she replied bitterly. "Right, Poppet, I can't act for you myself, conflict of interest, but I'll see if Henry...

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David and BathshebaChapter 12

Despite what Briony had said Tom rang Angela from the station car park on his way to work. "Hello, Angela. It's Tom Clifford. Sorry to ring so early," he began. "Nonsense, Tom. You must think I'm a slugabed." She laughed cheerfully. "What can I do for you?" "Your conversation with Briony yesterday has me worried. I've never really trusted Clive after the first time he met her but do you really think that he'd be up to abduction or rape?" "If you'd asked me six months ago,...

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David and BathshebaChapter 13

The company dance was held at a large local hotel. There were tables of eight and a buffet supper and two bottles of wine per table. Tom and Briony put their heads together to decide who they would like on their table. Susie and Rory were naturals. Tom suggested Margaret Tennant and her partner and, because she did not belong to a section, Trish and her partner. Briony was happy to agree. With it being an official function there was a top table for members of the board. Betty Nugent had...

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