Part 2 - Chapter 1 The door opened slowly and, glancing furtively and quickly both ways down the long hallway, Linda hurriedly stepped inside.Part 2 - Chapter 1 The door opened slowly and, glancing furtively and quickly both ways down the long hallway, Linda hurriedly stepped inside. As the big heavy, ornate door closed behind her, she looked up into those pale blue eyes on the tan bearded face, not really daring to speak, but thinking she really ought to say --- something. He reached over and slipped her travel bag off her shoulder and set it up on the counter behind the door, which was part of a small wet bar. As his hand released the bag on the counter top, it retrieved a black object before making its journey back toward her. As he raised the object up off the counter, he reached up with his other hand and grasp the dangling end and raised a black leather, three inch wide, buckle ended band. As it rotated in his hands, Linda could see that it had stainless steel studs covering it all along one side. |