If I deem you fit enough, we’ll begin rehab then also. You’ve been stationary for a very long time, sir.”He looked down at his tablet. “Ninety...-eight days to be be exact. We had to keep you sedated to treat you.”Ninety-eight days! I started to rise, and then realized I didn’t have the strength. He patted my arm.“I’m so sorry, but it was necessary. I’ll leave it to your wife to fill you in on what’s happened.”He held a quiet conversation with Maddy on the other side of the room, wished me good. I ordered Stephanie to kneel before me and repeated the procedure on her with the 'A' probe going into her anus. Again the crocodile clip was applied to her left nipple. I told them both, we are now going to play truth or dare. You both answer my questions truthfully or dare to lie and suffer the consequences. I did point out that one problem they both had was that they had to convince me what they said was the truth or I would treat it as a dared lie.I tossed a coin and Serena lost the toss,. ." I recall a young man telling me that the difference in our ages didn't matter." What, fifteen, sixteen years? But he must be at least twenty-five or thirty years older than you." Charlie has been kind to me, Jimmy." I'm sure he has and we're both appreciative of that, but you belong with me Maria. It's time to thank Charlie for all he's done and come home with me. I want you, I need you Maria... and you need me!"Maria was clearly torn, her eyes kept glancing from Jimmy to the stock room door. Well, the mascara and eye shadow too, but I really shouldhave been wearing mascara and eyeshadow for some time now. Most malegoths wore it, didn't they?We had started walking towards the crematorium and I was conscious ofthe unmistakably feminine clacking of our heels against the pavement.I was burying Gary today, I thought, so it was appropriate that myunderwear dress and veil were all black lace. Gary had been part of myidentity for so long now but Gary was dead.But at the same time, I, the.