Gracie loved the setting sun and relished the mansion in Bel Air. It was beautiful and she enjoyed a quick nap before dinner. Sarah and Jenny came int... her room as Gracie was dressing. “Oh, mom is so happy! She’s glowing!” Exclaimed Sarah, exuberant and smiling. Gracie pushed her solitaire earrings into her ears and replied, “Oh yes?” “Yes,” chipped in Jenny. “The black sheep is home. Her favorite.” Gracie smiled, “Surely not favorite. She loves you all.” “No. She adores Michael. You’ll see.. I started to worry and think he was not coming when the clock read 7 o’clock.The phone rang and I answered it. It was John and he told me he had lost track of time at work. He told me he would run home take a shower before coming here. I told him to come over as he was. He explained he was dirty and sweaty.“I will know you have been working then,” I said to him on the phone.Fifteen minutes later Sherri came into the kitchen and she said, “John just pulled in then pulled back out of our. Mrs Smith was an attractive woman, mid thirties at a guess and she stood there with her hands on her hips waiting for an explanation, I looked at her trying to make eye contact which was difficult considering she was dressed in a flowing summer dress which had become transparent due to the sunshine coming through the window behind her, she had a nice figure and I could just make out her skimpy panties underneath, I stuttered.“Well Mister, what have you got to say?” I finally made eye. First, self deprecation: the slave is not worthy of receiving anything from its owner, much less forgiveness, which is a concept reserved for people, not slaves. Secondly, sincere regret: a slave must genuinely regret doing anything which displeased its Mistress. Thirdly, an expression of how superior its Mistress is to the slave. Finally, gratitude for its punishment: since the punishment is intended to make the slave a better plaything for its owner, gratitude is essential.In this case,.