The bed was made, there were no clothes on the bedroom floor or in the bathroom and the dishes had been done and put away. Rick started the bath and ...fter pouring coffee found a bottle of red wine and opened it to breathe. He then went into the second bedroom and found it was being used as a studio. Rick knew enough about painting to know Fiona was exceptionally good. Noting the signature on a self-portrait of herself in a bikini he went into the lounge and looked again at the big painting of. "Th,th,thank you Mistress. You surely didn't deserve pits in your orange juice. I will be more careful next time." "You bet your balls, you'll be more careful next time. Their very existence may depend on it." It was the beginning of my first full day living with Lori, and it wasn't even noon yet. I wondered if I would survive. Chapter 5 Lori left me shackled to the horse until well into the afternoon. She went shopping with some spending money that Ms. Hullaby graciously offered her. She. And we’re going shopping.Me: Again?Rachel: It’s a hobby!Me: I guess so. About Ana…Rachel: What did James tell you? Don’t believe a word he says!Me: No, it’s just…Rachel: What? You like her, don’t you?Me: No!Rachel: Well, well!This isn’t going as planned.Me: Never-mind.Rachel: I’ve got my eye on you, big brother!I left her alone and went to see Liza.Liza: Are you all right?Me: Yeah, I’m fine.Liza: I still don’t know what got into her. But I hope Bella finds some peace with herself.Me: Do you. We were finally relaxing in the water. We talked about my bureaucratic job, his business in Chicago and his longer-than-expected stay in the island due to a last-minute business deal opportunity that had come up the day before. So he decided to enjoy the beach that morning. Lucky me.Twenty minutes later, he was floating quite close to me. Our bodies were making too much contact for dismissing. Not that it bothered me though. We were bouncing around due to the insisting waves, and.