Donna and I took turns sitting by his bed. Not in a crowd, I haven't, I said. Then stop baiting him, Anita. We need a few days to get our troops ready, raise the lender for a few days.
Normally, that would have made me take a second glance, just to make sure I was seeing what I thought I'd seen, but no matter what was happening out there, the real show was here. His hand was on my face, turning my head to one side, baring my neck, before I had time to breathe. Body parts scattered like flower petals, stirred into a red mess. I lifted the tail of his white shirt exposing the large ornate silver belt buckle.
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