It was still dark.I was more accustomed to moving around London in the blackout than Mary was, but occasional kerbstones were marked with whitewash an... each of the iron lamposts had three white rings painted round at eye level to reduce chances of walking into them.There was no moon but the sky was clear with a crisp hint of frost in the air and the stars were out, so we managed to feel ourselves about well enough. It wasn’t due to be dawn for another half hour.Alongside Mary and I was an older. “Like anything that causes pain or humiliation.”I expected her to probe for clarification until I was stripped bare of any obfuscation. Clearly, I still had a lot to learn about her mental wiring.She took a sniff of the veal, nodded in satisfaction - it passed her demanding scent test - and took a bite. Looking up at me, smiling while chewing, eyes twinkling with mischief, she poked her fork at me a few times, swallowed and said, “I want us to try something tonight.”I wondered what she wanted. “Unique’ is the word I like to use,” Louise answered, “In fact, at work, Mrs Cairncross says I’m the most efficient girl they’ve ever had.” She pulled me down to her, and kissed me on the mouth. We hadn’t done anything like this for three weeks, and I felt an urgency inside me that surprised me a little. “Now, we don’t have much time,” Louise said, with our faces almost touching, “So the key word here is ‘sprint;’ not marathon. Now come on, there are orgasms waiting to be had, here.” Louise. I tucked it deep in the reeds and took a nap.When I woke up it was near dark and I had a visitor. A 2 ½ foot long snake was sticking his tongue out at me. I don't like snakes, I was born and bred in the Big Apple. I could deal with rats, even the big ones down on the docks, but the way snakes moved without legs, is unnatural to me. It was reddish brown and right in front of me. I tried not to breathe and stared it down. It finally slithered off and I took a deep breath. I don't think I scared.