"Hi," she said."Hi," I said. I looked at her, caught her looking sideways at me, and sipped. "No regrets?" No," she said after a moment. "None at all...." I held my hand out to her and after a moment's hesitation she took it and squeezed."We could go on a little hike today," I said. "There's a trail I know, flat, in the trees..." Just you and me, okay?" she said. Surprised, I agreed.The trail was a half-dozen miles up in the hills. I stopped in a turnout where the car would be in the shade most of. It was a pleasure to meet you and thank you for not shooting me,” I said to the woman and gave a nod to the Investigator.She just gave a grin as I was escorted from the room.“Not in any trouble are they, Herrick?” I asked the Monitor.“No, they did everything by the book and stayed away from awkward questions once the Investigator knew your status as an untouchable,” he replied.“That’s good, I rather like her.”“She is a cut above your normal customers in the lower levels,” he nodded. “You could. She laid the cane out in the middle of the bottom, awaiting her attention in front of her. She tapped the cane time and time again, not sure if she wanted to do this. Her train of thought interrupted by the sounds of the cane coming from the living room as Charlotte received twenty-four strokes from Peter.“Go on, Miss. I want you to do it to me,” Joanne said softly, looking around at Rebecca.“Okay, honey,” Miss Mulligan replied, lifting the cane from Joanne’s bottom.She paused for a few seconds. Mark couldn’t contain himself any longer and bent down and placed his lips over hers and worked his tongue between her teeth and started a dance between their tongues. “Oh Em, I never realized just how much I wanted you until I saw you with Gary at your breast tonight. I wanted to be there myself.” “I want you too, Mark.” She said softly. “There is no other person in my life that I want and need more than you, right now. You have to believe me.” Mark’s hands framed her face, pushing back her.