Thank you so much. I love you."As he looked at her she saw tears in his eyes."It will be alright." She promised him, "We can still be together - it wi...ll just be in a different way." But we'll probably be giving the plastic a miss."He joked, and held her tighter.He kissed her one last time and as he let her go he hurt more than he cared to show."The pills are going to start wearing off soon, by tomorrow they will be right out of my system you can't sleep with me tonight, Sara, I'll be infectious. Elaine came down after preparing herself, to find Hortense looking very pleased with herself, having instructed me on how to walk like a woman and being pleasantly surprised with the results. If Hortense had looked stunning, I was positively breathless at Elaine; she too was a picture of dominance in a tight business skirt and black blouse; her red hair in a bun, giving her an air of strictness and severity. My collar and leash were re-applied, in confirmation of Elaine’s ownership of me, to. ’ ‘Have you been talking to your mother again?’ ‘No, my mother told me she would never be speaking with us again. She said we didn’t need her anymore, and other people did. She said that we would be fine, from now on. She left me before the wedding, but I could feel her in my heart, as we got married.’ ‘What am I supposed to bet against that, Patty?’ ‘You are going to bet me that that thing is going to be functional all during our marriage, and not lay there like road kill.’ ‘You have a bet.. ” She said, pushing a stack of checks into an envelope and sealing it. “Tough about the West shop, huh? My dad says you’re fucked.”“Yeah, I guess I am.” I said. “What are you doing with those checks?”“I have to drop them at the bank on my way to the beach. Hey, wanna come?”“Sure, whatever.” I said, trying to form a plan. Those checks were worth $56,000. And actually, they belonged to me.Sure, we could all go to court, but by the time that was done, Haas West would be long gone. And after legal.