. yeah, I guess Ash could crash on my couch. As long as it's not for too long." James hadn't lived with his older sister for years, not since she ship...ed off to college herself. Ashely, or Ash to him, had moved to Europe after finishing school, getting a job at some huge museum."Great! Thanks, James. You'll pick her up at the airport too, won't you?" his mom continued.James couldn't stop himself from groaning. "Yeah… I'll pick her up too…" No matter how much power he amassed, no matter how easy. Judy brings him a cup of coffee, then asks, “May I sit, Master?“Go ahead and sit down, Judy.”“Master, may I speak freely without fear of punishment?”“Since you’re new to this, I’ll allow it.”“Master, I never thought I’d like being dominated like this, but I find that I do. Last night you said that Mom also liked to be spanked. Is there more to this this than spanking?”“Yes Judy, there’s much more.”“Would you teach me?”“If you desire to experience me causing you more pain, I will teach you to. ? I had my vacation scheduled and had no plansthat couldn't be changed or cancelled.? Iwas going to mostly just hang out at the house.?We agreed where and when to meet the next day and finally hung up.? I sank back into the couch and wondered ifshe looked like I imagined she would.? Itwas not fair!? She got to see a recentpicture of me- I thought about how she looked when we were young, and I thoughtabout how self-conscious her mom Maggie had been.? I figured I probably wasn't going to run. " You've got me. All they told me is to check everybody in. I heard that some sort of drill is going to be announced. But that does not account for the fact I noticed the supply people getting the full combat gear ready." Thanks. Whatever it is, I hope it's more interesting than the last exercise they had us on." You know that's right."I entered the main assembly room.There were several people I never saw before milling around. They seemed to be on edge.The members of our National Guard unit.