I liked our girl time at the mall Sunday. That was fun." Yeah? Maybe we can go shopping for a while after dinner." That would be fun, Allie. Almost li...e going out on a date together." Hmmmm... Going out on a date together. I like the way that sounds, Jill." Me too, Allie. Since we're in a relationship now, shouldn't be dating?" We should, Jill. Let's make it a point to go out on a date every week." Yeah... Let's get serious about this," Jill agrees."We'll do that, Jill. Right now, though, I. To encourage me to move she would hit my back and legs with a riding crop. She had all ways carried this crop, pushed into her gumboots but this was the first time I had seen her use it. Once on the mat I had to admit it was more comfortable than the hard concrete floor. She checked the circulation in my legs and arms by pinching my toes and fingers, asking if I could feel it, I nodded that I could. ?Good? she said ?the ropes are not too tight? then draped a blanket over my body and left me. He decided discretion was the better part of valor, it seemed, and reluctantly headed toward the bathrooms at the back of the store. With no reluctance at all I followed him.He wasn’t kidding about the bathroom being a “shitter.” Most men’s rooms stink to high heaven. You wonder what in the hell guys had for dinner the night before, and the thought of going near that orifice without a thorough scrubbing out turns your stomach.But this bathroom was different. For starters, it had an exhaust fan. It was Dawn. He felt a wave of guilt about Trish come over him as he turned down the television.“Hi darling, how are you?” She asked.“I’m in bed watching TV,” he responded. “And you?”There was a moment’s silence. “We’re in bed too.”Alan paused as he imagined the two of them naked lying side by side under the duvet. “Have you... ?” He started to say before realising what a stupid question he was about to ask.“Yes.”There was silence for a few moments. “Are you naked?”“No,” she told him. “I’m.