My face was a brightred, and hurt the most. Thankfully the areas that were theleast red were my back and my butt. So at least I could lieon my back an...d sit on my butt.I remembered that Debbie had mentioned that I might havesome redness and swelling. What an understatement! But Iguess that most of her clientele have a lot less hair toremove. She had also given me some lotion along with someother items as I was leaving the beauty shop.I found the lotion and started applying it to my body. Ifelt a. Ten harder shots stung her on the already stinging skin of the right breast, by the fifth she was tear-full the last two were direct to the stiff nipple and she began to groan. The aim changed again, once more the first few hard but just bearable, but she knew from his face that those last cuts would be even harder. She was not wrong, the last two being hardest of all, those little knots by now stinging like bee stings, and her tears fell as he finished with her and turned to his wife with a. So you see, you have to be acceptable tomy baby sister for at least the next three years. Now, either drink yourtea or leave," she informed him.I sat staring down at my long plumb colored nails for a moment or two.What choice did I really have? The same answer popped up, I had to agree.Hell, how much worse could things get. Reluctantly, I brought the cup upto my lips. Maria had a big evil looking grin on her face as I drank mytea. I hoped that I hadn't just made the biggest mistake in my. " Seeing Marigold open her mouth to comment, he added quickly, "Now that I have the luxury of trusting at leisure, I intend to do so."Melinda shrugged, "I'm oddly flattered. And, it's really no more than I expected."Marigold lay dozing in the crook of Thule's arm, her head on his chest, listening to his heartbeat. Once, she would have been frustrated by this arrangement. It seemed like she'd spent most of their relationship curled up against him as he slept, exhausted. But, she hadn't realized.