He spanked me and hung me on his wall which seemed cruel yet I had the strong feeling it was because he liked me and not just like in the way you like... a necklace or in his case a TV show, but like he genuinely cared about my well-being. It made no sense in light of how he often treated me yet I had that inner intuition that said there was something more to this.After he came back and release me he had me go to the couch again. I had fought letting myself hope he would do this pleasurable. How do I get access to the personnel records, for the rest of the people in those two departments?" Karen Graffo runs that section. Her office is next door to accounting. She'll give you whatever you require. Any problems with her, have her call me."I went back to my office. At three o'clock Larry Gerard, walked through my doorway. He was an older, mid forties, very gruff, maintenance technician, who had slowly climbed up the ladder to be a department head, after almost thirty years. I had. Jim never got any check-ups. Doctors cost too much.The funeral was a rainy day, full of black umbrellas. All of Jim's friends came, and Amina could barely remember any of their names. They all went to Jim’s parents' house later. They called it a wake, although Amina knew that a wake should properly be held before the funeral. (She was getting a sociology degree with an emphasis on funeral customs). Most of Jim's friends were consoling, even thought it was clear they didn't really want to talk. Scooter was just a little disappointed that she didn't have any drama on the last part of the trip like she had on the last two trips Crystal had led, but no great loss, she figured. By now, the Felicity Ann was drawing a little closer into view and presumably there would be some action there; Michelle had tacked down a reservation back toward the end of August. It was going to be a little more than they'd paid for the Phoebe Lee the previous year, but not a lot more, thanks to the combination.