"Fuck no, not twelve strokes," said Duncan with genuine concern."She told you to bend over," said Brenda sternly.Duncan looked from one woman to the o...her and then turned around and bent over."He has got a lovely bum, Carol," said Brenda."Beautiful, it will look good with cane marks," replied Carol, who suddenly lashed the cane across Duncan's rear. CRACKThat took him by surprise and he shouted out, "Fuck!"Carol continued with the caning and Duncan yelled out after each stroke and he was. I, I love you." I'm not gay, Mom!" Ricky shot back."So, why", his mother went to say, "don't you have a girl friend? That's what I don't understand. Can you explain that to me? Please?!"I'm NOT GAY, Mom. Okay?" Ricky said. "Besides, you wouldn't understand if I tried to explain to you why I don't have a girl friend. So, just drop it. Okay? Please."Before his mother could come closer, Ricky slipped through his room door, and closed it behind him. Through the door he heard his mother say: "I'm. Concentrating upon putting one foot in front of the other, she didn’t see the prints in the soft ground of the trail, prints made by horse hoofs. If she had, she might have changed her mind about the pond and gone back to the castle. The clearing was as beautiful as always, flowers blooming and lending their scents to the soft night air. The pond was so still, not a ripple of water disturbed its mirror-like surface. She made her way slowly to the edge and leaned over, staring at her reflection.. " I'll pass the word, Pru. Captain Khan has been keeping track of this as well, and he's expressed his approval of everything so far." Well, if you get any bright ideas, let me know." Pru said, and signed off.Maeve came into the com booth and they called Batur-Baltar-Lao. Pru began. "Good evening, this is Kanar. Peace be on you. Are all our hostages in good health?" They are in good health today, but your time is running out. They will die on the last day of the month." We have more than six.