The following week I moved in with Simon to be totally at his disposal for the next seven days. It was the first time I had been parted from Madam in ...early a year and it felt very strange. However I had received instructions from her to do absolutely anything that Simon desired.When I arrived at his house he kissed me passionately and led me by the hand to his bedroom. He undressed me slowly before taking off his clothes. When we were both naked he kissed me again and again then pushed me. When it was her turn, he got a little restlessand made fun of her clothes. Mikey was the only person in the world whothough she was a girl. Everyone else called her "Nick" and wondered whyshe didn't cut her hair. She wondered offhandedly what would bedifferent if Mickey had been a couple years older, if he had been 13when she had been. She liked Mikey too much to think of him in thatcertain way, but her mind did drift to years ago. Of how she'd firstdiscovered that boys could be more than. “The expectations changed.”“You should talk with Mizz Lee about the changes in expectations,” Nikki said. “She taught in public schools for four decades. Now she’s the teacher to the Munchkins.”“Like applying the hone to a fine blade,” Terri said. “She loves to teach. We love to learn.”We enjoyed the meal. We enjoyed the conversation. The music was indescribable. I’m not a music person. I find that rap and hip-hop are only slightly less annoying than a barking dog, and mainstream country music. The ship rocked just slightly. Corec closed his eyes and grasped the railing, trying to keep his stomach steady. They hadn’t even set sail yet, and it was already starting. Normally he could ignore the smell of the ocean, but now that he was on board, all it did was make him think of how sick he was about to get.“Are you all right?” Boktar asked.“I don’t like boats.”The other man laughed. “And you’re coming with us? We’re going to be at sea for almost a month.”“I’ll probably spend the first.