The fists stopped raining down like a storm, halting mid-air!
Enna's heart skipped a beat, sensing hope. She tightened her hold around his waist and pressed on, "Both Bobby and I need you. If something happens to you, Bobby and I won't be able to take it."
"Think about it, he hasn't even met you yet, and he'll lose you again. How pitiful."
The cruelty in the man's body seemed to fade somewhat.
She persisted, casting shame aside. She opened her mouth and said, "And me too. We've just started dating, we agreed to give it a try. If you go because of him, I... I will be sad."
Brody Smith, covering his face, shivered violently. He had been beaten stupid, no different from a frightened ostrich, whimpering from his mouth, "Don't hit me... please... don't hit me... I'm wrong... it's all my fault..."
