"No, No, No", Laura pleaded. "Just let me go." She had been broken!For now they had heard enough from Laura as the first item the woman used was an ov...rsized ball gag. "You talk too much for a helpless pig," the woman said as she fastened the ball in place. "But I do admire your energy, please don't stop putting on a show for the nice people,"From there collars were attached to each wrist and ankle and she was virtually dragged to the parallel poles set up for her. Bungy cords were then used to. If she’d not liked my identifying her, it would have ruined the whole night.After we were both fully satisfied and we lay chatting naked on the carpet catching our breath she announced it was her bedtime. She stood and I watched fascinated as she slipped her impossible stilettoes on and nothing else. She gathered her clothes and throwing them over her arm she calmly kissed me good night and strolled out the door down the passage to her room. When she got there and opened her door she called. " I'll have to live with it. Poor, poor me."I asked if everyone had eaten and they all said yes. I hadn't, so I got out some cheese and crackers and some hummus that I had made with hot sauce and blue cheese. I also made myself a ham sandwich and ate it while in the kitchen. I carried in the tray and Marshal asked what it was.I said, "Some brie and some smoked Gouda with crackers. I also made some hummus, which is a Middle Eastern dish of chickpeas, sesame paste, olive oil and lemon juice. It. “I just like to see people get all the chances they can get—until they make good. Sometimes they don’t make good, no matter how many chances they get. But, a lot of times they do.”“And you think that Roxie will?” Cal asked.“I don’t know—no one does. Not even Roxie.”“Well, let’s see what happ...”“Just think about what I said,” George said. “You’ve got some time to think it over. Just don’t be afraid to make up our own mind.”George fell silent, but his eyes were staring right through Cal’s.“Okay,.