(Bashful) Did you have to take your high heels off to count them?(Anne-Mal) What makes you think I wear high heels? This is Anne-Mal, not Steve Z!(Ste...veZ) Exactly what I was going to say!(Bashful) LOL, your favorite?(Anne-Mal) My favorite, "Time Trap" by Keith Laumer.(*Julie) You mentioned you have a dull, boring job...what do you do? (You don't have to answer, of course.)(Anne-Mal) It is one of the most despised professions in the world!(*Julie) Yes....(Anne-Mal) I would be considered vile and. . Adie impulsively locked her arm with his as they walked to the cabin. "They must be inside," she said. They walked to the front window and she peered in. "Oh, this is perfect, Bob. It really looks comfortable inside. But I don't see Jack and Sue." Oh, they're around somewhere," Mason answered, his face slightly frowning as though he was somewhat worried. "The cars are here." Then he turned and smiled. "Perhaps they took a walk down to the beach."Suddenly, the sounds of giggling and girlish. Sometimes I hated being Miss Goody Two-shoes!Thwack! The next stroke landed on my bare bottom.‘Arghhhh!’ I let go of the desk and half-stood up.I hadn’t been ready for that one. And it was on my bare bottom too! It was only a tiny, thin piece of fabric, but when it was missing, it seemed to make a huge difference!‘That one will not count, Miss Adams! Get back over the desk!’Oh no. Now I would get sixteen strokes!Thwack!‘Owwwwww!’ I managed to hold on this time, but it was hard! Being caned on. Teach yourself not to accept negative assessments of your behavior. You weigh doing it – put the assessment there, but not after you’ve done it. All that does is weigh you down unnecessarily; by then it’s too late. Move on to the next challenge you set.”“What do I do about Mike?”Amber smiled, “Well, make love to him is my first recommendation. I was shocked to hear that you didn’t want to do that until we had this talk.”Margo looked down, “I didn’t think I was worthy.”“Do you think you’re.