”“But how do they think about relationships, love, exclusivity, monogamy, sharing, jealousy, and so on – all the underpinnings that make the Cir...le the Circle? We’ve loosened up and so have the others where we ended up adopting a common view, or nearly so. Where are they on that spectrum?”“They’ve each had long-term relationships. Pete was married for a while, but his ex- couldn’t handle the military, so ended things with a Dear John letter and a unilateral divorce.”“Who’ve they been with in. ..1...you say, I can barely hear it, your voice so overcome by your convulsing body, you are hardly in control. "Louder," I say...2...much better, you're catching your breath, a little. The slap, slap, slap, is faster, harder...3...each touch of the crop now is like a little electric shock that tears through your body...4...you can feel the pulsation of you orgasm beginning to build in your belly, I see your flesh writhing in and out...5...you raise up on your toes again, and your hips are. "Who are you? Is Nadil ok?" I asked."My name is Kalib, and until I can assign you a new handler, I will be watching over you. Nadil has been removed from the mission," he replied."Is she ok?" I asked."She is ... recovering," he said."That's good. She will be ok? I hope we didn't break too many of your rules." That is not up to me to decide. That is the job of the mission commander. She will probably be terminated, but I cannot say what the court will decide," he replied as he vanished."Shit!" I. Mr. Bowman wants me to come up with a newSanta.”All of a sudden, the warning lights went on in my head.“Don’t tell me…”She pulled me back to her breast, holding my faceagainst her and stroking my hair.“Yes James, I want you to play Santa for us tonight. Ifyou do a good job, I will give you a special presentwhen we get home tonight.”I put up a fuss, complaining about rug rats, smellycostumes, and such but the more I thought about it thebetter I liked it..