He ran from the truck down the street until he was free of the stench. The cool air brought him back to his senses and he walked back again. This time... the signs were all gone and his house appeared normal. Susan came to the door to greet him with a hug and kiss. Jonathan did not respond. ‘Susan, I have decided to let you have your way. Nevertheless, I need some time to recover before we can continue our life as before. I cannot kiss you or return your hug yet. Give me time please. Someday. He began again, odd strokes hitting her legs just below those damaged cheeks almost as if he didn’t want to strike the already painful welts, strangely these odd strokes seemed to hurt her more than strikes on her battered cheeks. Oh, how he was enjoying the game, she was head back now, wailing, screaming, her face flushed, he was suddenly aware he needed to stop, just four more then, crack, crack the leather struck, her wrists red from pulling hard against the hard and rough ropes, spurred on. ..and brownies."After a minute of debating with himself, Monkeywrench began to put awayhis tools and equipment, just to keep anyone with sticky fingers fromhitting him. It had already happened a couple times before, thoughadmittedly, he'd enjoyed retaliating."Nothing like the old banana in the tailpipe routine," he chuckledevilly.Finally, he removed his lab coat, which was colored like a loudHawaiian shirt with images of bananas all over it. Beneath the labcoat, he was wearing a real Hawaiian. Both were all pink and matched my nightgown. Plus there was a one inchheel on the slippers. I said, "Why are the heels on the slippers?"? Cathy thought it wise for me to start learning how to walk in a heelsince I will be in them a lot. "What, high heels, why?" "Silly boy,women wear high heels." "Do I have to start now?" "Yes, while you are home you should learn to walk in these small heelsbefore I give you real high heel shoes to wear". I really did not want to "learn more", so I put them.