" She said still wary of him, but hiding the excitement of his being there.They sipped the bubbly sitting around a small café table on the two chairs... she had and made idle team chit-chat for a few minutes until he stood and went behind the wooden chair she was sitting in and put his hands on her shoulders and began massaging them."You have to learn to relax and go with this flow if you want to enjoy our evening. You're so uptight; I think I need to remind you of something, you invited ME up. But I am yours now. You know that!" Maybe. But outside you come and I wish it was winter not a warm summer evening!"Amanda tethered Clementine, in such a way that she could not stand upright, to a ring well fixed in the concrete floor of the front yard. Then she left her. It got dark and after several hours the light went out. Amanda had gone to bed. Clemmy wondered how long this was to go on for. Maybe it was time for her to assert herself! She pulled on the chain, but even her strength could. I paid and moved to wait for myname to be called. I made sure to avoid eye contact with the peoplearound me."Sissy?! Three skinny lattes for Sissy." I heard the girl making thecoffees call. Feeling like I was lit up by a spotlight I made my way tothe counter. She smiled at me as she pushed the three cups my way. "EnjoySissy."Her expression told me she was laughing at me, not with me.Back with Sarah and Wendywedrank the coffees. Sarah gave me some news."Because it's Thursday and you only have. ‘It’s perfect, Vivienne.’ And at that moment Sarah made up her mind that she must accept the commission, that they must come to The Court. Vivienne nodded happily, led them out of the room and up a step into a kitchen equipped with all the conveniences of the Twenty-first Century charmingly concealed in Nineteenth Century ambiance. Archways led to a dining room on one side and a hall leading to the front entrance and the living room with its fireplace. The rooms smelled fresh and clean, the.