”I left the conference room and went over to Jeri and got her mother’s phone numbers, both at her office and at home. I went back to my office and... placed a call to Margaret Lundgren’s office. Her assistant said that she was out, but could schedule a meeting. I asked for available times and said that I’d call back on Monday afternoon to confirm which time worked best for me. I hung up and worked on Dante’s project until Kara arrived to walk to the hospital to get Jessica.“Are you sure about this. Just knowing that you have me at your will makes you harder than ever.You pull my hands up over my head, binding my wrists together and to the metal bar at the head of the bed frame. I am too scared to even move but can't resist testing the binding to see if I can escape. I can feel you watching me, amused at my frustration when I find how tightly bound I am, my voice muffled through the gag. You laugh at my efforts. My face burns with humiliation but you do not care as you firmly grip my. The taste was awful, but that was the least of my problems. They cuffed my hands behind my back again, put the short chains on my ankles, and let me outside. The chain on my collar was reattached to another pulley and pulled so that I was barely supporting my weight on my feet. Then they brought over a hose and said they had to clean me up for a new round. They started to hose me off with the coldest water I have ever felt. It must have been from a mountain spring that was ice cold. But. ‘I don’t want a boyfriend at the moment.’ ‘Me neither.’ Humour! ‘You know what I mean?’ ‘Yes. Exactly. We’re young, we’re fresh in town, we’re new, we’ve both got a lot to learn and a lot of people to learn about.’ Understanding, and practicality. ‘Sort of. I don’t want you to think I’m trying to give you the brush-off though’ ‘Never crossed my mind.’ Wry amusement – I may have underestimated his sense of humour! ‘I really enjoyed having sex with you, and I was really glad you stayed last night.