The door opened slowly and very tentatively like someone wasn't sure they really wanted to come in."Tom? " I heard whispered, "Can I come in and talk ...with you?"It was Lisa."Sure Lisa, you're always welcome," and hoping to set her mind a little more at ease, "You know you're always welcome and safe with me."As she hesitantly entered the room, I noticed that she had her head down and was shuffling in very tentatively, nervously and slowly."Tommy," she whispered barely audible, "I know I'm safe. There has been too much of that lately, and I think it is time for some punishment."Linda sat back on her heels, and looked at Bill a little warily."I don't think we will move to corporal punishment yet," Bill continued. "I think a chore would be more appropriate this time. You can clean it up with your mouth."Susan and Hanna gasped as they looked at their mom expectantly to see what she would do.Linda closed her eyes and shook with the impact and implications of his words. She would suck her. ”We all gave him a formal bow, and he smiled and returned it. “But this is also going to be fun. Next week, I am turning the class over to Dire Wolf. One of the things I learned is that she is an experienced dancer. And I want her to show you some moves, because they are actually common movements in martial art katas. And to show that The Art is not only martial, but a true art. Then next week, I am going to show you some actual katas, and you can see how one discipline can augment another.”I. . ? How could you not look forward to that? What really had me worried was the way he had said it. Like it was the silver lining of a particularly dark cloud. Like it was somehow going to justify everything he'd done. Of course, that was probably just me reading more into it than was really there. There was also a hint of something else there; hidden behind the ego boost he was getting from all but ordering me to visit him. What could he possibly have meant when he said I had a bigger problem.