It came as such things do, at the most obvious and least appropriate moment, and was mostly own stupid fault. I was back on drugs. Not addicted, not s...hooting smack or anything as bad as that, not more than what is now termed recreational use, and it was only occasional. The trouble was, Steve would go through cycles of depression, not surprisingly, today she would be called bi-polar, and when she was down, what she needed was to get right out of it, and spent a night in the rush of speed or the. I have drifted to sleep in those arms and on that chest many nights before. You reach your hands up and lightly rub my arms, just enough to let me know that you want me and enjoy the attention I provide. You lean your head back and softly kiss me on my lips. We say our good mornings and know that we are about to be in bliss. You lead me around in front of you to sit on your lap. You take the coffee from my hands and sit it on the table beside us. You have still never opened your eyes. I know. The birds slowly stop singing and the world stops spinning and suddenly, there, in front, of me, is the curvy goddess I have been following. Her glasses are gone and she has the most beautiful violet-colored eyes I have ever seen. I begin stammering even more … “It’s okay … really … just give me a second to gather myself … “ I shake my head a few times and chase the wool away. Lavender. “Mmmmmmmm,” I think. “But you’re all wet … did you get burned?” It’s then that I notice that I am laying in a. ????? Stephanie could tell by the look on his face that he was wrestling with his thoughts just as she had wrestled with hers while taking her bath. Finally, she decided to break the awkward silence.?????? ?So, did you mean it???????? Jeff looked up from his eggs.??????? ?Huh???????? ?Did you mean it, Jeff?? she asked, ?Do you think of me being your little slave??????? Jeffery looked at her, ?Well, since you were all tied up and . . .?????? His words trailed off.????? ?I have given it some.