"She looked at my arm. "And you're planning to bowl with your arm like that?" Well yes. I mean I don't plan on leaving my partner high and dry. And th...ere is only one way to find out if I'll be a help or a hindrance. Plus the practice can't hurt can it."Sandy grinned. "Now I know why Kim put us together." She looked around. "What, you're rock-star-fucking partner not here?" What's that mean?" asked her brother entering into the conversation for the first time. "What partner, what rock star?". " Perhaps you should go and lie down for awhile, Neal," the Lord of Marlowe Manor said with elaborate solicitousness."Yes... yes, that might be a good idea," Neal agreed. He got to his feet, standing a bit unsteadily. He reached down for Sharon's hand. "Honey, you want to come upstairs with me?" Yes, of course, darling," Sharon answered immediately. She stood, frowning a little, and then helped her slightly weaving husband out of the library and up the marble stairs. She did not notice the. Once they had been tightened she gave me a second set of straps which she ordered me to fasten around my ankles in a similar fashion. I was then told to go and stand with my back to a frame which was mounted on the wall and once so positioned she came and attached the fixings on the straps to brackets on the frame so that I was held with my arms and legs in a cruciform. That was when the 'treatment' really began.The first thing my mistress did was to slip a blindfold over my face, a necessity. . Lorrie, sorry sweetie, you need more healing. Gayle, thanks, but not yet. No... I'm thinking... Lizzie and Dizzy--" It's Kristin, asshole!" I know, I know... just kidding. Whaddya two say?"They nodded their heads in unison. Gotta love sisters.So instead of a movie that night, we all cleaned the weapons and checked our packs. We loaded the Jeep with some trade goods, like gallon jugs of water and canned foods in case we found some survivors. Also some dry foods like instant potatoes and.