I just wondered why, um...." Why we are now happy, you mean?" Well yes, but it is nothing to do with me." Basically, Jim tanned my arse."There was a s...ilence at the other end of the phone."Jo, are you still there?" asked Sheila."Yes, I am still here, just a bit surprised to hear what you said." Not only that we now have a great sex life and we have got Yvonne and Tony into spanking... and even swapping."There another silence at the other end of the line as Josephine absorbed this but she was. But an honest to goodness fireplace burning real wood. The aroma of the burning wood saturated the air and further served to draw me into the mood of the season. A large Christmas tree, suitably decorated with colored lights, a variety of ornaments, tensile and striped peppermint candy canes was in another corner. Around the base of the tree was a white skirt with a Christmas motif showing, among others, Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus with his elves and Rudolph the Red-Nose reindeer leading. Catherine smiled and offered me her hand. I took it, and we stepped out into a very warm day.Wherever here was, was marvelous. It must have been in the high seventies, with a nice breeze. I turned to Catherine and asked, "Where are we?"She smiled like she couldn't wait to share her secret. "We just landed at Cyril E. King Airport on Saint Thomas. The Judge feels like we should be somewhere secluded and arranged a villa for us over on Saint John. Everything has been arranged, including a. A short while later after more hugs and kisses Sharon told me, “Now I’m going out. You be a good girl and don’t forget One Strike lasts until tomorrow at midnight. OK?” “Yes, Sharon,” I replied most respectfully. Sharon really did know how to bring me back down to earth. She was the best. After Sharon left, I thought about my temper and how short I was with people, and how I flew off the handle at almost the slightest thing. Why? Because there was no deterrent. Not a real one at least. Now.