" Shari looked at me, a grin spreading on her lips. Inodded toward the basement door. "You see, not all of that noisefrom last night was me putting... our little friend in place here. Therewere a few workers making some modifications to our sub-basement. Want togo peek?" "Oh you bad, bady, boy," Shari said, throwing her arms around my neck and raisingup on her tippy-toes to kiss me. "What have you done?" "Let's go see." "Can we take her with us," she said,. A few times I caught her staring at me. She didn’t look nervous. She looked smitten. Our room turned out to be huge. It had a small balcony and a large picture window looking out on a pond and the mountains. There was a king-sized bed, fireplace, and hot tub. Jennifer set her things down and went right to the balcony to enjoy the sunset. She stood at the rail with the wind tossing her curls. The time for nervousness had passed. I stepped outside and put my arms around her from behind. I. Reg obeyed, removing his hands from his hurting bottom. He didn't know why she was being mean to him so abruptly, but he was afraid of what she might do now."That's a lot better, Reggie," she said, still holding the whip in her hands in a menacing manner."I think that fits him better than 'Reg', don't you? He's too boyish for anything else," Hank noted."Very good idea. I said it without thinking, but your proposal makes sense. Reggie is his name from now on, when I call him by any name at all,". “I’ve seen many couples like that, though they keep it hidden. Maybe you can be the first.”Serori shrugs. “Well, we’ll see,” she says. “Anyway, I’m horny. Which room is open?”An almost creepy smile slips onto Bear’s face before he answers. “The first. I’ve got a surprise for you.”“What kind of surprise?” she asks, thinking back to the surprise she gave him, not something she is terribly fond of repeating.“Something new that I think you’ll like,” he answers. “Now go on. I’ve got to get it set.