"Good," he said approvingly. "You can stand up now. I wanted you to know that you can let yourself go without worrying about falling and hurting yours...lf." I smiled inside at his phrasing, because I knew he intended to hurt me himself. Yet his demonstration of my safety was reassuring; once again he had given me every reason to trust him. "Thank you, Master, for letting me know that," I told him. He smiled and said, "Just hang out there for a moment while I get some things." This time I smiled. “Care to wash my back?” I requested “Of course,” he smiled, letting my breast go. He took the wash cloth from my hand. I leaned forward placing both my hands on the wall, as if I was being searched by a police officer, spreading my legs slightly. He lathered up my shoulders and back. He worked his way down to my lower back and onto my ass using one hand to wash me and the other he placed on my hip. He dropped the wash cloth and began to grab and kneed my ass with his hands. I glanced over my. She smiled, flushing lightly. ‘Really?’ she asked. He nodded. ‘Of course my love.’ ‘Then why don’t you like me using my magic even when we are alone?’ she asked. ‘Because…no reason. Just thought you should be more cautious. Never know who could be watching.’ He looked away from her, clearing his throat nervously. ‘Then why didn’t you tell me this earlier?’ she asked. ‘I don’t know Lina. Can we not talk about this?’ he cried. Linaross cringed mentally and nodded. ‘Whatever you say Topain, I’m. She’s just a homeless woman. I was calling the police to have her taken to a shelter.” Adam piped up. He withdrew a handkerchief from his shirt pocket and mopped his perspiring forehead. The humidity was stifling and oppressive, but he was too self-conscious about his excessive body hair to wear shorts. He noted, with appreciation, Solace’s lovely even tan and fit physique. Solace barely heard Adam. Her mind fixed on the woman’s words. Did she know this woman? No, how could she? Adam had said.