I hit the ground, but it was soft and it cushioned my fall. Iwasn't hurt, just a little dizzy. I lay on the grass for a moment tryingto catch my brea...h. As my breathing returned to normal, I realized I washearing something strange - it sounded like the ocean. I shook my head toclear it, and then got to my feet.I felt very warm; I was wearing decent hiking clothes - pants, shirt, andgood climbing shoes, with my only concession to my feminine nature beingmy wig, make-up, and a dress over-top of. Yasmin would often put her hand on my knee and leave it just a moment too long. Jessie was teasing Mike mercilessly with her cleavage, brushing her breasts against his arm repeatedly while her nipples showed proudly through her dress.At the end of the third bottle Yasmin excused herself to go to the restroom and Jessie suggested I go open another bottle. She and Mike were looking pretty comfortable by now, with his arm around her shoulders and her hand inching up his thigh. I realized I was. "Well Parsons, you know the butler came in and interrupted us while we were still doing it," I said. "Will he tell Tom do you think?" No, more than his jobs worth," she giggled, "he came with Lucy don't forget so he has no loyalty to Tom." Yeah I suppose," I mused, "but I was still a little worried."I don't suppose you've got any strength left for me?" she asked wistfully."What, well no, not today sis," I confirmed, "perhaps tomorrow I can call in and make you do something really disgusting.". Not if you were committing to a church. I tried to readthe scriptures in Theresa's voice, to accept them, to embrace them."Who are the Handmaidens, really?" I asked out of the blue one afternoon."Think of them like nuns," Theresa said. "They're God's servants. Theytake vows and give up their worldly possessions. They look after theChurch, and the elders. They teach Sunday school. They hand outmissives. They visit the poor." If I do this," I said carefully, "and I'm not saying I will, but how.