I got cards printed. And I bought stuff to eat. But I was day-dreaming about us.”“And?”“I was dreaming about directions. You’re embarking on...a new piece of life and it appears that I’m shifting, too. Your formal university time is past and your internships at the Gallery were effectively apprenticeships, as were my periods at the journal and my six months at the Ministry.”“Well, we’re not going to sit in the bedroom and wait for a hologram of Seldon to utter mystic portents.”I laughed. “You got. A high-cut pair of cheekies, lacy, black, and they melded her body like a second skin. She quivered at the thought, if he sees them, on that fine piece of ass, God help me.Walking down the hill towards the pub, she mulled over what Joe would be like, quiet and masterful, or engaging and a little cocky. Anything but arrogant, in her opinion, handsome men were. As soon as she saw him, her body yearned with an intensity she never experienced before. Instinctively, she wanted him; he was that. “I’m only sorry it took so long to get through to Simon and have this stopped. Nor can I believe what she did. Physical torture has not been used for centuries and I rather expect that she is in deep trouble with Mage Hermes over it.”“Not just Hermes, Mage Morgana and Mage Arch will not be terribly happy either I’d expect. I rather believe that somewhere or other, someone on Mage Hermes’ staff has seriously overstepped their bounds,” I replied frankly.“More than likely, although using Mage. Weeks went by where nothing changed for me. I just couldn’t get the thoughts out of my mind. “What would it feel like? Would I like it? Does it hurt? What if I am gay?” All those questions ran through my head daily. I was tired of wondering and I wanted to find out.One night while Josh and I were both in the room working on school work, I broke the ice and stated chatting with Josh. Nothing in particular, but it got us talking and focus away from the term papers on our computer screens. Then I.