“Once again.” I slapped her bottom again, harder than before. “That’s your three free slaps, you pay for the rest.” “How can I pay?�...� “Stand up and show me what you’ve got.” As she turned around I timed it so I dropped my jeans and took a good look at her. My eyes hovered on her bra and panties, at the little bow on each, like she was a present for me to open. She looked down at the growing bulge in my pants and smiled. “Drop them too.” She said with a dirty smile. I gladly did so,. “Do you really love me, Bryce? You’re not joking?” I understand his hesitation since I just told him yesterday that I wasn’t sure. But I’m kinda pissed that he’s questioning my raw emotions. Tempering my response I say, “Yeah, baby. I am totally serious. I love you and I want to be with you. I’ve never met anyone who is so caring and loving and generous with their heart. I feel good when I’m with you. I really truly love you.”“Aww, Bryce. You don’t know how much I wanted to hear that from you.. "The Healer would like a word with you," the old maid cackled. She grasped an edge of his sleeve and pulled him into the shop. Stefan had to duck to avoid colliding with a plant hanging from a suspended pot."Ah, you found him, Esmie," a familiar female voice called from the back of the long room.Stefan followed the voice until he saw Mirela sitting at a high table cluttered with vessels. Oil lamps focused with mirrors lit her face and the tabletop, causing Stefan to blink rapidly to adjust his. While checking over his chart, the nurse said, “I understood that he saved your life.”“Don’t tell me that,” Mike said.“After I took care of the bad guys, I rendered first aid on you. It wasn’t much, since I was doing the same for me. They say that you’re supposed to put pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding,” Sonny said.The nurse came over and said, “We’ve got you on a patient-controlled analgesia system. All you have to do for the pain is press that button.”Frowning, Sonny asked, “How.