Tentatively, I lay my hand lightly on the bare part of Mom’s back, below her shirt. She didn’t react so I slowly moved my hand down over the rise ...f her buttocks, pausing to take the measure of each cheek. Mom stirred. Quickly, I slid my hand down to the back of her legs.“Wha... ?” Mom queried in a sleep-heavy voice though she had only being lying down for a few minutes.“I’m just checking your bruise. You said it was sore,” I explained in a hushed voice.“Oh.” Mom laid her head down on the small. The city pays better,’ he grinned. ‘How did you know I taught Carolyn to drive a stick?’ ‘What?’ Kevin asked with incredulity in his voice. ‘She’s been driving the delivery truck since she was 15. Hell, she drives a stick better than I do, and anytime I’m not at class I’m in that truck. I think Mom and Dad’s greatest disappointment was that she decided to be an engineer rather than follow in Danica Patrick’s footsteps.’ I looked at Carolyn who smirked back at me. ‘You lyin’ little bit…’ I got. Each day upon your arrival youwill receive a typed list of tasks to be completed andother miscellaneous duties that I may desire you toperform."Let me make myself perfectly clear because Inever want to have to repeat this to you. The soleduties of my maid are to please me and make my lifemore enjoyable. After a long difficult week I expectto be pampered, as a lady of my stature deserves, thismay include massages, pedicures, bathing me or evenallowing me to take out my frustrations in my. He gave them to me just before we left Slave World. So when we got home, the rest of my day was spent updating the draft of the document I would give to the Trade Guilds to explain that Earth was a dangerous place for traders, and the policies I intended to put in place to protect them from the dangers.Sandy was in the office the next day, so I stopped at her office to talk with her. I could tell she was nervous.“Morning, Sandy. You seem a little out of sorts today. Are you okay?”“Yes. Carla’s.