We had lunch, it was very good. After that she said just come to my room, I will show some new pictures of mine. I said ok and we went to her room. sh... opened her computer. And showed me her new pics , I was just looking at those pics and was praising her beauty. Suddenly she looked at me and held my hand and said tell me know what you wanted to tell me. I just looked in her eyes deeply, but said nothing again she insisted that please tell me what is in your mind. I thought its now or never , I. The clock on the wall is whispering; a gentle ticking like the sound of a lone cricket in a field as dusk gives up its last moments to darkness. It is almost two o’clock in the morning. She knows that by now Daniel will inevitably be in one of the city’s casinos, and despite his promises she knows he will not return to the hotel again before daybreak, probably later. His promises, like everything else in her life, are empty. Inside her the hollow spaciousness makes everything in her life echo,. ..I’m recently single and I was just looking for something I might be able to wear on a date”“I think you would look really cute in this shirt and trousers” I say picking out some bits for him. He seems to approve, gives me a little nod and asks for the changing rooms so I pointed them out but lead him over anyway as they were in bit of an awkward place. “Thanks for your help” he says smiling still as I close the curtains on him. I see this top on the rails of items to be returned to the. You are my servant now, are you not? I ask forcefully, before softening my voice and adding, You are my friend, are you not? Gobsmacked, she does not reply. Think of it however you wish, I say, As a uniform or a gift but either way, Im burning those bindings of yours. I say this with a smile and hand her the dress. Reluctantly, she takes it. What of the King, my lady? You let me handle Asmodeus, he can rage at me all he wants but I wont have you dressed or treated like a slave. And please, Ida,.