“Why hire a villa? he could build a place on his own land!” Jeremy interjected. “You have land over here?” Terry asked. Robert frowned searchi...g his memory. “Oh yes! I recall you had bought a plot about three or four years ago. You said it was a good investment at the time.” Jeremy threw his hands up in frustration, “Bob do you never ever read your portfolio reports?”“Where is it? The plot I mean” asked Terry. “It’s a beautiful small cove. It has to be one of the best spots on the island!”. It was a woman, pushed back into dense undergrowth, sitting on the sand in the shade. Her head was in her hands, no one else was on this lonely section of beach, and it looked as if she was crying. I tentatively took a few steps toward her. I wanted her to notice me, but I didn’t want to scare her. I wanted to help her, if I could. She wore a bathing suit, a two piece, not overly risqué, and she had a bag of stuff with her. She saw me and looked up. Her eyes were red, and her face was wet with. After dinner, we settled into an evening of conversation, snacks and wine. We had already given up on trying to keep masks on in the house. I was part of the family now, and shockingly, that took on new meaning as my visit progressed. Veronica even offered me one of her nighties and a robe so I wouldn't have to cross over to my now-dark house for something to wear. I was amused how sexy the gown was. I changed in the guest room and came back out. They had also changed into night clothes and. I had not reached her boundaries in the eighteen months she had been with me. I am sure she had them, but I had not found them as yet and I wasn’t sure I wanted to go very much further in searching for them. Perhaps my boundaries were narrower than hers.I left her with a leash on, tied to an eyebolt in the wall in the kitchen. Her instruction for the day was to defrost the fridge and prepare dinner for that evening. The leash, attached to her iron neck ring, was long enough to give her complete.