”“Then it’s dear John then, is it?”“Not really but I have met someone. I’ve been trying to make a decision for a while now. You know that ...I’ve waited a long time for you to become single again. Eventually, Sue will leave you and if she had done it a few months ago, I would have been keen to become your next partner. With the months and years, I started to wonder if I should start to get back to leading a normal life again. You know, go out occasionally to the movies or even to the local tavern. I made this whole universe for you. With each new life you grow and mature and become a larger and greater intellect.”“Just me? What about everyone else?”“There is no one else,” I said. “In this universe, there’s just you and me.”You stared blankly at me. “But all the people on earth…”“All you. Different incarnations of you.”“Wait. I’m everyone!?”“Now you’re getting it,” I said, with a congratulatory slap on the back.“I’m every human being who ever lived?”“Or who will ever live, yes.”“I’m. My Withers was home again and now it was up to me to give him a welcome home that he could never forget … * * * * * The sounds of Withers hard at work filled the yard with energy. Cassia could feel it as she strode across the grassy expanse, her heart skipping a beat with each stab of adrenalin that shot through it. Worry and fear warred within her but she kept them at bay, saying a silent prayer as she stepped into the workshop. The heat hit her in a sweltering, invisible cloud and she pushed. "We have some time before your audience with the Mistress so I will give you a short tour of the features of the mansion on our way."We climbed a marble stair case and I found myself on a huge patio with a swimming pool surrounded with tables and chairs under beach umbrellas. A couple of French maids hovered with trays of drinks and snacks. While several stunning naked T girls swam or lounged in the chairs."Those are Mistresses' secretaries who help her run her many businesses. They are allowed.