It’ll be my birthday gift to you.’ I know Karen’s family isn’t well off. On occasion they struggle to make end’s meet. It isn’t about gett...ing a lavish or expensive gift. I really don’t care about that. All someone would ever have to do is just acknowledge. Nothing more and I usually appreciate it as if it were made of gold. Karen means well as far as she knows. So when she gently tugged my bag away from my chest encouraging me to let it down, I lowered it. Hate the tub. Hate the tub. Hate the. I entered the bath and luxuriated for a moment before she reminded me that the master was waiting. Not wanting to cause the least displeasure, I hurriedly cleaned myself and toweled off. There was no makeup available. I would present myself to my master purely as I was, without cosmetics or any other artifice.When I was ready, Charlotte led me back down the hallway, past the stairs, and into a large bedroom. She left me, and there I knelt, my thighs spread and my eyes cast down as she had. " Acknowledged, Jim. We'll be there as quickly as we can run."I switched over to a general call and said, "Attention team members! Jim needs our help in Blister. Grab your weapons and meet me on the front veranda."In virtually no time, the team was assembled on the veranda and we left for Blister as fast as we could run. We were all armed with our shotgun-pistols and I was also carrying the repeating rifle. Since all of us could run at over 100 MPH, we reached Blister in about one minute."Jim,. I was relaxed and unprepared for her next move. She quietly went to her side of the bed with a new perspective on our relationship." You've hurt me for the last time.", she said quietly as she took a snub-nosed.38 out of her nightstand.I knew she could handle the weapon. I had taught her how myself. It was for protection when I was gone, and at this range she wouldn't miss."Lori, I don't think you're...", I started."GET ON YOUR FEET MOTHERFUCKER!"I stood as I was told, even if I didn't think.