There were things that would keep me here for a few more days. A real estate agent had to be commissioned and the property listed. But that was mostly...paperwork. It certainly didn’t need two people. And since the house was now in my name, none of what came next would require Violet’s involvement at all.Neither of us had spoken aloud about what we were going to do with ourselves, or each other. We didn’t seem to have words for what lay before us. This new kind of silence was not comfortable. It. They looked the enemy camp over and retreated for a council of war.Al said, "Do ya think that we kin steal their horses without wakin' 'em up? Ifen we can, we got 'em dead ta rights." Yeah, I think so. There's five hobbled hosses. All we gots ta do is cut the hobbles and lead the hosses away from the camp. The hosses is all wearing halters, so we got somethin' ta pull on ta make 'em move. It looks easy ta me." OK, let's get the hosses out of camp soz we don't have any distractions. Then we. I still wasn't sure about this thing with Brenda. She seemed committed to Carl and Louise, but stubbornly committed to me as well.The UPS guy had a package for me. I tried to remember if I'd ordered something, but the label set my mind at rest. It was from New York and clearly said 'Heaven.' I ran upstairs and quickly started to open the box."Ahem."Brenda's voice got my attention and I looked up. She was sitting on the other side of my desk, right where I'd left her when the bell rang. Only now. Michael left her alone for now but he could tell something wasnt right. He would pursue it later at home. Silk was upset over the wrestling and later the shower incident. She felt she had betrayed Michael but didnt know how to tell him. She knew as a slave she shouldnt have shared herself but as a woman it wasnt cheating. They werent together, it was only sex and games. After a bit of mental debate she decided to just not tell Michael, at least not now. Once they arrived home Michael helped.