I know how this looks but IREALLY wasn't gonna attack you!"Well, that did it. We both dissolved into helpless laughter again andit took several minute...s before either one of us could speakintelligently or intelligibly. Pickles staggered over to the bed andgrabbed one of the blankets and handed it to me, wordlessly. I thinkshe knew that if she had said ANYTHING, we would both be helpless inour mirth again. I tried to thank her for the blanket but I couldn'tspeak. I was too breathless. I just gave. They could not see her bare buttocks but knew that they had to be striped with angry welts.When Josh lowered his belt, he asked, ?What else will you do for me???I will do anything you wish, sir,? she replied through her tears, ?I will accommodate you any way that you want.?Josh looked at Clement and smiled slightly. ?That, Clem, is a woman who knows how to accommodate her man.? He turned his gaze to Julia. ?Thank you for cooking this lovely meal for us, but I'm afraid that we're going to have. Mom saw it; I knew she enjoyed messing with my head. Stop looking at me like that and let’s finish cleaning, mom said.I was stunned; I couldn't take my eyes off her while cleaning, I kept thinking over and over was that a sign from her. Cleaning was done, the house looked presentable and mom had her clothes back on. I was still a bit stun and speechless.Dez those folks should be hear any time.I nodded my head and said ok.You ok Dez? Come back to earth, mom said in a joking way. I smiled as I. In the meantime, you stay on top of it, and I’ll do the same.”“Agreed. I thought you would be aware of this, but it never hurts to check.”“Also agreed. Talk soon.” We hung up, and I turned back to Colonel Withers. “Okay, so what do you want me to do about this? Is it time to send in the Marines? Who do we have available, anyway?”He turned to somebody else. “Jerry, give me the big map.” A large map of Africa and the Southern Atlantic went up on the screen. “We have a few options, Mister.