“Get some rest. I’ll see you after the trip,” Bent replied.Relief exploded throughout every limb of Sarah’s body.If he had said those three little words back to Elly, she wouldn’t think about that.When she heard Elly again, the girl’s disappointment was painfully obvious in her tone.”Oh-kay. Call me when you get there,” Elly said sweetly. As she hung up, it almost sounded like Elly had slammed the phone off with her fist.Bent, being a boy and all, didn’t seem to notice the slam of the phone. He started to sing to the rock music that had started up again after Elly’s call ended.His words caressed all of Sarah’s soft places, causing her body to begin to relax.”My heart is torn to shreds. My soul has all but bled. I’m dripping in your grace. Oh, your lovely, lovely face.”Sarah squeezed her eyes shut, curling up into a ball. His words literally had her floating now. She was sure she’d rise up right out of the backseat and drift straight out of his car.”Baby open up to me. I’ve got everything you need,” Bent sang. “Come a little closer, girl, I’ll show you what I mean. Oh, Sarah!”Sarah felt herself choke. Wait, did that just happen?She strained her ears, listening for the chorus to play again. When the rock star sang the phrase again, and this time, without Bent interfering, the singer said, “…I’ll show you what I mean. Oh, Lara!”Darn. The name was too close to hers. If it had been Franny-Bo-Banny she’d have her answer. But she could have easily misunderstood him.Outside the window, she could see streetlights zip by the car at an extremely fast velocity.And then the car rolled past the gate, winding down his long driveway.He parked in front of the water fountain. He did his slow, sensual stretch, groaning in the process.”Man, what a day,” he breathed. It sounded like he was about to open his car door, but he stopped.Sarah waited impatiently for Bent to leave. While the walk was even farther to her house, she figured she could get Pam or Erin to pick her up. But then she remembered her phone was in her bag, locked in the trunk. Guess she’d be walking again. Unless his car would consider popping the trunk open for her? Or even driving her home?To her annoyance, Bent remained in his chair. He sat unmoving, as if lost in thought. Several minutes went by. But to Sarah, still crouched uncomfortably on the floor of the backseat, those minutes felt like hours.She heard Bent sigh.”You can come out now, Sarah.””Oh my gawd!” she mouthed wordlessly.Her body was too frozen to move, even if she’d wanted to. Shame and utter humiliation glued her to the soft floor.She heard him twist around. He let out an angry growl. Leaning low across the chair, he dug his fingers under her body. She tried to crawl away from him, but there was nowhere to go. She whimpered as he lifted her smoothly and easily out of the backseat.At first, she thought he’d put her in the passenger chair beside him. Instead, he dropped her right onto his lap!