"I think you're about done," Amanda said as she stepped back to admire her work. I knew that she liked the sight of me so firmly gagged almost as much... as I liked being so. "Now, stand up so we can get you ready for dinner."I stood up and she spun me around. She then untied the ropes from my wrists and let the clothes fall on the ground. I was now completely free aside from the gag, but the gag was so secure that I still felt very much under her control.She led me hastily to our bathroom and. Think about something else.She remembered Ricky's apparent surprise when she'd suggested that she might cook dinner tonight. He really didn't believe she could cook, did he? The little smart aleck. He probably didn't believe she could keep house, either.Well, she couldn't blame him too much. They'd hired Hilda shortly after Ricky was born. Ricky had never known another cook or housekeeper. Even when Hilda had taken vacations--as she was doing now for a few weeks--they'd hired temporary cooks. We had to stack the other side's supply up on the peak of the roof, but that was fine.When we started that part, and Frankie grunted as she picked up her first square, I stood and looked at her."You sure that's a good idea?" I asked.She walked the shingles to the other end of the roof and set them down gently. She came back and stood, waiting for me to lift my share, which was the next bundle."I'm not going to hurt your precious baby," she said. "The doctor says I can keep doing everything I. Did you just ..." Losing control of hisbody, he went limp, collapsing onto a pile of garbage bags. The last thinghe saw before blacking out entirely was Selene quickly rushing out thealley. Her voice trailed off as she fled."Oh god, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that, I didn't want it to spread."=========================================================================Alex Cutler paced fearfully across his bedroom floor, his mind stillspinning from the events of last night. He'd just made a.