That was her last thought before she heard a knock at her door. Shari opened it, and Acacia was there. “Dinner is ready when you are, did you have a... good sleep?” Shari nodded, told her she would be down shortly, and thanked her. She didn’t even remember falling asleep, but she must have, and for an hour and a half. Dinner passed pleasantly, with a few stories and conversation flowing. Shari learned that Callum had a girlfriend, and she was coming over after dinner to watch a movie. Callum. He pointed to a ravishing redhead and said, "If you want her I'll pay. You can consider it as part of your bonus." You mean these girls are all hookers?" Not all of them, but I do have a special relationship with a couple of them."I looked long and lustfully at the redhead and I really wanted to take David up on his offer, but I'd only been married for five years and I was still in love with and faithful to my wife. I thanked David for the offer, politely begged off and then looked at my watch. Other staff rolled out a large, black, spanking horse that was mounted on a big rectangular platform. The horse itself looked like a gymnast’s vaulting horse except it didn’t have the big handles on the top. It did, however, have various straps to hold a person firmly in place.The men in black were joined by several women also dressed in black and labeled as staff. They laid a large plastic tarp on the ballroom floor and then laid a smaller, black blanket over the tarp. One of them walked over. I, we, need a fresh start." they hadn't talked about the future much. "What would you like to do after next year Greg? Are we still talking about university?" It was still what he wanted to do. He and his friends talked about sharing an apartment near the St. George campus. Some of the plans were unrealistic. When he really considered it he wasn't sure they would be able to afford it. He told his father about the plan and waited for his reaction."That's what I would be thinking about too I.