you a steak knife with it.”
“Maybe. You know what? I bet he’d let us tie him up. Once he’s tied up there’s a dozen different ways I could do it.”
“Tie him up with what?”
“The cord from the window shades. No, we’d need a knife anyway just to cut the cord. Oh, the tie-back sashes! Like to hold the drapes in place. That would work.”
“Are there enough?”
“Two pairs here, two in the living room. That’s eight, that’s more than enough. Once he’s tied up you can just wait in the other room, and—”
“No way. I want to see it.”
“Are you sure?”
“The whole idea is so hot. I might even want to help.”
“You think? Shhh, here he comes. Ken, Ree and I were beginning to think you fell in.”
“Oh, I figured I’d give the two of you a chance to do some more of that girl — girl stuff.”
“Without you watching and joining in?Where’s the fun in that?”
“God,” he said, “how’d I get so lucky?”
And Ree said, “Seriously, Ken, you were gone a long time. Do you feel okay?”
“You want to know how I feel? I feel like I died and went to heaven. What, did I say something funny?”
