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herself into the world. She had such a big heart.”
    “I've done that too. I think we all have. It wasn't right that she went before me and your father. She was supposed to grow old, to live her life and figure out her place in the world. It’s a thing you won't know until you have children, but it was just precious to watch her—well, both of you—grow up and turn from girls into the women you ended up being. It was amazing to see how you changed over the years, and she had so much life left in her and it all just turned to nothing.” The last words turned into a sob as Janice choked on her breath. “I'm sorry,” she said. “I don't think I'm ever going to be able to speak about her without crying.”
    Scarlett comforted her mother and they continued to sit in silence as the night dwindled, until it was time for both of them to get to bed. They went to their separate rooms and Scarlett pulled the covers tightly around her body. At first, she thought of Lisa and how she wished she could have had just one more conversation with her, just one more minute. As always, she imagined the sound of screeching tires as the two cars hit each other, the metal frames cracking and crumpling in the collision. But this time, she thought of the other driver. She thought of Jack's wife. Was she okay? Did she survive? Had Jack been through the same things she had been through? What was it like to lose a wife instead of a sister? There was only one man who knew the answers... and she knew what she must do.
    After she figured that out, she finally fell into a deep sleep. Her body twisted around the covers and her lips parted. Deep breaths slipped through them and her heart beat quickly as Jack invaded her dreams. He was there in front of her, then behind her, then suddenly his lips were on her exposed skin and she was tied down to a stone slab. A tribal drumbeat thundered all around, but as she twisted her head she could see nothing but darkness around her. She struggled and writhed against the restraints but there was no hope for her to escape. Jack's body was painted and his muscles glistened and his erection was ready for her. His hands were all over her body with their fiery, electric touches.
    In bed, her body pulsed and the thoughts were so intense that they shook her awake. Panting, she looked around and got her bearings, but all she could see was Jack in her mind. She reached down and felt her sodden clothes, for sweat had poured out of her. And then, unable to stop herself, she reached down and closed her eyes again, playing with herself while she thought of Jack, gasping and moaning sharply. Melting into the bed, she toyed and played with herself, biting her lip to stifle the loud moans that were aching to escape so as to not wake her parents. Her fingers slipped inside her body, bringing her ultimate pleasure, with the bittersweet knowledge that it wasn't Jack giving her the pleasure directly. But everything that happened in her body, every sweet sensation and every thunderous tingle was down to him. It was all because of him.

Chapter 6
    “’Morning, Dad. How are you feeling?” Scarlett said chirpily as she entered the room with the breakfast on a tray. Steve was sitting up in his bed, watching the television. The curtains were still drawn, so after setting down the tray, Scarlett went over to open them and let the morning sun fill the room.
    “Oh I'm fine, but these people are idiots! All they talk about is how to fix the world, but none of them ever do anything about it. They think they're all so smart. Hmph. I wish I could get paid millions of dollars a year just for sitting in front of a camera and spouting off a bunch of rubbish.”
    “Yeah, you do that anyway, you might as well get paid for it,” she said with a teasing glint in her eye.
    “Watch it! I may be handicapped but I'm still your father.”
    “You're hardly a handicap.”
    “I bloody well feel like it stuck in here. What I wouldn't give to go for a run