"If these are wooden, they must have come from a plastic tree" I said in disgust. "Now THIS is a wooden spoon!" I held up the only real wooden spoon h...nging there. It was a big one, about fourteen inches long. You could see and feel the grain of the wood and it just "felt" right compared to the cheaper set of four."But it's far too big" said Debi, dismissing it out of hand. Not that she'd be using it anyway.Teasingly I responded, "Well, it's perfect for when I turn you over my knee and spank. He greeted them and told them Shannon was waiting in the study, and that he would be in the family room if they needed him. He opened the study door and was about to walk to the family room. On a sudden hunch, he instead moved back to stand in front of the front door. It turned out to be a good move.As they entered the study, Kathy immediately saw that Shannon was sitting there naked. Shannon did have her arms crossed in front of her breasts, on Greg's recommendation. Thus, she was not really. The marks all Mind Magi bore were essentially color-coded to represent which house they belonged to. When a recruit recited a pledge of loyalty, directed by the House Lord or Lady, the color of the recruit's mark would change to match that of the House. At the same time, the Lord or Lady would gain access to the recruit's abilities.At first, it seemed like a complex system of clubs rather than anything to take seriously. However, Michael's knowledge showed me more; and, as I absorbed his. She took that in. Then she smiled again, and nodded."See you later, Jessica."I spent Friday evening alone, at my condo.Completely dressed, of course! I made myself a lovely pasta dinner andopened a bottle of red wine I'd heard good things about, and after a longfacetime with Cynthia catching up on our respective sexual escapades, Iwatched a romantic comedy movie from a few years back.About six or seven hundred times I stopped myself from traipsing down toVladimir's apartment in my lingerie.