I cried until I couldn’t anymore, until there were no more tears.They held me and whispered platitudes which I didn’t even hear. They tried, brief...ly, getting me to talk, but it just brought on a new round of tears every time. Finally back in our tent, I watched Aedan sleep all night, my eyes closing only for seconds the whole time. The next day Alistair acted like it had never happened. We left the Dalish, heading towards Denerim. Leliana and I sang, and he barely even acknowledged me. It was. .like strappy sandals with much higher heels... and ankle cuffs with aconnecting chain. John explained how great bobbi's legs looked in theheels, and how he liked to help him shorten his stride to walk in theheels better with the hobble. John collared bobbi much of the time, butused a posture collar to keep bobbi's head up and restricted. bobbi wouldspend hours at John's in various outfits. A favorite was a harem pant setthat had bobbi truly looking like a harem girl.On a Friday afternoon, John. I sat with them while they ate, and then we all got ready to leave for the zoo. Uncle Josh and Aunt Mary arrived with Sandra, and Aunt Sofia arrived a few minutes later. We all got into Mom’s minivan, the minivan which Uncle Josh had rented, and Aunt Sofia’s car, and headed to the zoo where we met Aunt Kathy and her kids.“Jesse decided not to join us?” Aunt Kathy asked.“No,” I said. “He’s hanging out with Cynthia playing video games, and then Mrs. Sarcu is picking them up so they can go to the. ’ Nancy was torn. Should she go? She really had no reason not to go. ‘I…I don’t see why not?’ she said at last. ‘Are you staying in the same place?’ ‘Yes, I am,’ Ted said. ‘Nancy, I have to tell you I’m delighted. I can’t wait to see you again. Is seven all right? I’ll meet you in the dining room.’ ‘That sounds fine,’ Nancy said. Nancy was distracted for the remainder of the afternoon. Why, after all this time, had he called her? She recalled what Ted had been like as a lover, gentle,.