'At least a year' rang in Christy's ears like a fire alarm. Had Reggie put the idea in Dave's ear of staying longer like he had threatened? Dave had no idea what type of guy Reggie really was and what he had been doing to her. Dave was asking her to be nice to the sick pervert who was molesting and raping her, and Christy had no choice but to agree to Dave's innocent request.

"Okay, I'll try to be nicer to him, Dave."

Dave stood, put his arms around her, and began kissing her neck. "I'm the luckiest man in the world to have a wife like you. I...