"No, Holly. I honestly can't say that I didn't have questions. I did.Many of them. I guess I've been Holly for so long that the answers tothese questi...ns seem self-evident to me and I don't even think aboutthem anymore. I've forgotten what it was like for me, the first time_I_ climbed into that suit. Look, it's getting late. What do you say wego to bed and get some sleep? I'm tired and you must be exhausted.Things will seem a lot different, maybe better, after a good night'ssleep. What do you. Seth gives me a nod of greeting."Did you sent me the note?" I ask."Note, what note?" he looks flustered at me. Guess it was not him."No worries." I pat him on the arm."I was disappointed to hear you have been claimed by the healers." he says to me. If he truly was, I could not hear in his voice."It is best this way." I put in."You would have made a wonderful Protector," Seth adds mimicking his brothers flat tone."Perhaps, but I am not sure I would be welcomed," I say the weariness heavy in my. ”Nina quickly obeyed, although always liked the stinging feeling of the cane hitting her thighs.Carla then continued to cane Nina, landing the seventh stroke quickly followed by the eighth stroke and the ninth stroke, and saw that Nina‘s knuckles were turning white as she struggled to stay in position, which told both her and Julie that without any doubt, Nina was going to be obedient. Julie said as Carla prepared to land the next stroke, “Those huge breasts swing from side to side each time. One day I’m gonna learn, honest.I was driving out of the hospital parking structure on the dot of four, my secretary’s laughing reminder that it was a work night and I shouldn’t stay out too late ringing in my ears. Maybe my eagerness to get away had been a little obvious. At least she wasn’t bearing a grudge for trying to score points.I’ve had better trips out on the Ventura Freeway; I’ve also had a whole lot worse. It was ... okay. Knowing that I had plenty of time to spare kept me relaxed..