Shirl was ticking off points from a sheet of paper. Scott mostly listened and nodded. The grand opening for the second-floor restaurant was two weeks ...away. She didn't need his input, but he'd be a sounding board if she thought it helped.The second floor had a new full-service kitchen that met all code requirements, including a new fire exit at the rear of the building. The dining floor was organized around three tiers, including an intimate bar. Shirl told him that the bartenders were fighting. The image I saw in the mirror on the opposite wall was that of the Mistress herself. I was too busy marveling at the new self image I had to catch thefact that my ankles had been secured to more cuffs. When these suddenly started winching outward, I took notice. I was completelyimmobilized now, my neck being the only easily moved part of body. Iwatched as Mistress Monique walked over to the sink along the wall. Mistress splashed water onto her face, then started scrubbing it witha. . Okay, tell the guards to detain them until I figure out what to do with them. Oh, tell the guards not to be too gentle with those fools." Thank you, Your Majesty. Now I won't have to run back to the library."There was a little bit of chitchat before I left, but she released me before long. She had thought of another movie that she wanted to see. It was a Shirley Temple movie from the star's very early days. That was one I was going to have to dig for.I walked quickly back to the library so. ’ Brad said quietly without looking at her. ‘Tanaya had the feeling that Brad wasn’t too happy about the presence of Adam in Janey and Nicky’s lives. It wasn’t anything he had said or done since getting out of jail, just a feeling she got from observing him when he had talked to Janey about her boyfriend. ‘I’ll try to be nicer to Janey when she’s here,’ ‘Tanaya offered quietly. Brad turned his head to study ‘Tanaya for a minute or two then turned his attention back to the movie. He was staying.