After helping Linda out I reached back and pulled out the box I had hidden. She give me another kiss and we met her sister and mom at the front door a...d we all went inside. I could tell she was bursting to find out what was inside the box, but I simply walked over and put it in front of the TV with the other gifts I saw.Her mom was a wizard at building suspense. First the cake, and then ice cream. Then she got out a bottle of wine and gave each of us a half glass. We each made a few toasts,. It felt so natural, so right. We had to find a way to make this work. There had to be a way to help Jules get more comfortable with everything.While we stood around the luggage carousel waiting, I spied Mom standing by herself. She was avoiding even glancing in my direction, so I knew she had seen us. I excused myself and walked over to her."Hi Mom. Welcome home." She nodded in my direction without looking at me, then clenched her jaw. "If you don't mind, I'll swing by tomorrow and pick up the. "You will receive grave punishment now, but you must endure it, for your Master. Remember that no matter what happens, you are doing this for your Master, " she whispers. I am helped out of the tub and dried. My hair is arranged and then I am led to my cushion in front of the gate. The woman leaves me there, tied and blindfolded. I wait ... and wait. My mind is filled with dreadful thoughts of what might happen. I wish I had stayed, I wish I could go back and do everything over. Suddenly I hear. The trainees looked at them in confusion but the drill sergeant recognised her immediately and went for his weapon. Emily shot him in the stomach then trained her pistol on the other two. The man dropped to his knees, clutched his belly to stem the flow of blood."If you want to join Sergeant Harding, go ahead and try your luck," Emily told the two instructors. "If you want to live then put down your guns, shut your mouths, and lie face down in the grass. Keep your hands where I can see.