Chapter 10 Ten

• Carmen
• I was shocked, mortified, and unable to speak or even put two coherent words together. I couldn't believe he thought this was acceptable here and now. This was crazy, sickening. "You just can't." I watched in horror as he maneuvered the buckle, finally able to pull the thick leather strap from his belt loops. Seeing the action in the light made my legs quiver. By then, two other women had come into the bathroom, their faces registering surprise as well as something else.
• Lust.