But Old man King ‘ad me git yer house re-done first ’cause you were gettin’ married, Lance. She was a sweet li’l gal too. Least get hold a ‘...r an’ tell ‘er yer not interested. She deserves at least that.’ Wesley righted his hat and thumbed his nose… it was a habit to keep from sneezing due to allergies and slight hay fever. Lance rubbed the side of his hand below his nose and across his upper lip. Truth be told, he didn’t want to completely cross the girl off his list but he was too scared to. "Though if you needanything, any time to yourself, just let me know, I'll make sure ithappens, okay?" That'd be nice," Ellie whispered, smiling as Darren led her to herclass.For the first time in a long time, Ellie found her confidence returningas she walked the short distance to her class. Even though everyone waswalking on eggshells around her, they were all unconditionallysupportive, which was what she needed the most- knowing the support wasavailable, even if she didn't want to make use of. `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Lydia was becoming more and more aware of the woman before her. When she was asked why she wanted to work for this company, she almost said because of Claire. She was asked, "What qualities do you look for in a boss?" "That they are like you," Lydia said before she could think. Claire looked at her for a moment. Before Lydia could take back her statement, Claire was kissing her. It was not forceful, but gentle and. ***The girl, the blonde Kathleen, was tied back against a heavy woodenstake erected in the basement. Her wrists were bound to a thinner woodencrossbar that had been hauled up to the rafters above her to stretch herpainfully onto tiptoe. Her ankles were strapped back to the post, one oneither side and pulled back to force her buttocks against the post and herpussy outward. She trembled fearfully as the Messenger entered the dungeonand placed his holdall carefully down on the wooden bench to the.