Courtney, for her part, was at least pretending to enjoy the rough treatment he was giving her, and began moaning prettily, though any sober person would be able to tell she was faking it. “Courtney, does the term Amber Alert mean anything to you?” I said, trying, and failing, to stay calm and rational, “We take her with us and within a day, every law enforcement agency in the country is going to be out looking for us.”
“So what?” she yelled, “That didn’t stop you from taking me did it?!”
“Shut your fucking mouth,” I growled back, “Oxford is the one who took you. XXX After no more than a minute, the girl was more or less back to normal, except now she viewed me as a friend and ally. I waited until she was safely around the corner before quickly packing what few possessions Courtney and
