’ She gave a throaty musical laugh and said, ‘I can promise you I would not have asked you if I did not want you to join me.’ Blessing my luck I... sat beside her on a striped beach towel, wondering why she had invited me and why she was on her own. ‘Your husband isn’t with you?’ I asked. She glanced down at her rings, smiled and said, ‘Yes, these do betray my marital status, do they not. No, my husband is not with me, I too am having a break, but not from studies, but it can get lonely, do you. It took a moment for Mother Superior to recover from the shock and recognise that the Novice was Marie Donovan, the rebellious daughter of a rich benefactor of the Church in general, and the Convent in particular.The two young women were so engrossed in what they were doing that neither of them heard the Mother Superior enter the cell. The first intimation of her arrival was a loud SLAP! landing on the upraised rump of the novice. Her scream alerted Sister Lucia, who seemed to in the middle of. "What do you want?" I asked her fearfully.Much to my suprise she didn't seem all that angry any more she sat down next to me and stroked her hand through the back of my long brown hair. The edges of her lips spread into a grin."Well dear you're going to be a good little boy from now on." she said obviously pleased with herself."We'll discuss the details in the morning honey, get some sleep. " She said and with a light slap on my cheek she walked off into the bedroom. ***The next morning I awoke. Rachel was in a chair, looking embarrassed and defiant, and another woman was there as well."Why are you suspending Rachel?" I asked politely."Inappropriate attire and behavior," he said.I looked over Rachel and while she was a bit on the slutty side, it was no different than she had been wearing all year. "What's wrong with her attire?" I asked."It's not her outerwear, it's what she is wearing underneath!" he said indignantly."I'm sorry, you have a problem with her underwear?" I asked."Yes!".