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be good at following orders, baby.  Just pretend we are your masters now.”
    They dropped her off in front of the house a few minutes later.  She could hear Eduardo whining about not getting his taste as she walked away.  She went to her car and got the extra supplies out of her trunk where they had been stored all along.  She had to make it look believable.  As she headed back to the house she saw Regan standing in the doorway watching her, a concerned look on her face. 
    Elena forced a fake laugh and said, “I forgot this stuff was in my trunk after all.  Guess I’m cracking up, huh?”
    The high-pitched fake laugh didn’t fool her friend.  “Are you all right, honey?” 
    “Yeah, Reg.  I’ll just put this stuff inside and then run to the bathroom.  We’ll be through with this in no time.  Can you pour me whatever you guys are drinking?”
    Elena avoided the questioning looks from Regan and rushed past the other women.  Once in the bathroom she locked the door and curving her arms around her burning gut, slid to the floor in a heap.  She cried silent tears of misery.  What had her life become?  She was a drug mule or something, and a plaything for Luis.  Plus, he planned to share her with his friends after he was through using her.  Her life was over.  If Dex ever found out he would kill Luis, Bobby and Eduardo.  Then his life would be over.  He would definitely dump her if he ever saw those pictures.  And Papa, he would be shocked and disgusted by the shots Bobby had taken, she was certain.
    She moved to the sink and turned the hot water on full blast. She soaped up a cloth and began to scrub at her skin.  Everywhere they touched she felt filthy.  She couldn’t stop wondering what she had done to deserve this kind of torture.  Not knowing what else to do, she prayed.
    After about twenty minutes in the bathroom she put on a fake smile and went back to her guests.  She faked her way through the rest of the evening with the help of tequila and rum.  By the time they were through, she was drunk and staggered to bed.  Never one to be able to hold more than a drink or two without getting sloppy and emotional, she collapsed on her pillow and cried her heart out.  She heard her mother come to the door and ask if she was OK, but she kept on crying.  Her father came by later after her sobs had turned to sniffles and shaky shuddering gasps for air.  He covered her up and rubbed her back.  “Whatever it is, my beautiful daughter, we can fix it.”  He pressed a kiss to her sweat dampened hair before he left her.  Elena wondered where she went from here.

 
    Chapter Four
    Dex rushed through the glass double doors and paused in the lobby to look for a hospital directory.  Quickly spotting the elevators, he pushed through the crowd and pressed the call button.  It seemed an eternity passed before the doors finally opened.  He waited impatiently for the passengers to exit before rushing in to press the button for the seventh floor.    It chugged slowly, stopping on each floor for the loading and unloading of passengers before it plodded sluggishly to the top.  Christ, how old was this damn elevator?  Finally, he arrived at the top floor and hurried out.
    He stopped abruptly when he saw the sign for the psychiatric ward.  He looked around in confusion before locating Elena's parents behind the glass enclosed waiting room.   They were huddled together on the corner of a worn vinyl couch.  Hector had his arms wrapped around his petite wife who was sobbing with her face pressed against his neck and her hands gripping handfuls of his shirt. Please God, No !  His mind reeled and he tried not to think about the bad news they had to deliver.
    Still dressed in his ACU’s, he moved to the waiting room and paused in the doorway.   "Hector?  Maria?  What is it? Is she...?" he couldn't continue and the question just lay heavy in the air.
    "No Dexter!"   Hector stood and rushed to reassure