“Come on in” I said“Hey Mark!” said Maria. “I see you’re home alone again”“Yeah, Dawn decided that a cheap massage and some shopping i...s better than the plans we had.”“Ah, I’m sorry to hear that, sounds like you guys aren’t getting along too well.”It was more of a statement than a questions, but either way it opened up the flood gates.“ugh, yeah it’s been horrible lately. I don’t know what’s wrong. I mean our kids are gone this should be the best time of our lives now, right?”Maria sat down on. It's all wonderful to them too I'm sure, being pretty for eachother. We wanted them to enjoy it. In fact if you remember, wewanted them to ask to be made beautiful, so we'd know theirconversions go deep down and they'd know they'd done it tothemselves when they see for the first time what they are. Sothey'd know who's responsible for it, for some of it anyhow. Sothey'll know it's true when we tell them they wanted it, all theirbody and face reshapings. So we won't have to tell them that. " "I will apologize later," I nodded. "Thank you," Sandy said as she stood up. When she walked away, Karl looked at me, and we both laughed. Later that day I was walking across campus when I noticed Kristen. She looked over at me and smiled. I nodded and kept walking. "Hi," I heard her approach me. "Hi," I replied as I kept walking. "How was your summer?" she said as she tried to keep up with me. "Good and yours," I asked as I kept my stride. "Chris," she said as she stopped. "Yes," I replied. It was during this period that I stopped going out much. Master had agreed to allow me to continue working for a certain number of hours each week, and during those hours I was allowed to dress normally and suspend his rules about the baby bottle and pacifier. But other than leaving for work, I was to stay home and wait for e-mail orders, wearing a pair of the little boy underwear I had purchased. I was ordered to wear the same pair until Master decided I could change them. After two weeks,.