Nancy made the phone call; Madison didn't think she actually could. "Yeah, Devin, hi. It's Nancy. Yeah, Madison and I actually wanted to ask if you co...ld hang out today ... Yeah, we're working on a, um. On a project, and we though you'd-- No, we're not taking summer school. We'll tell you when you get here. Yeah, we're at Madison's house..." She gave directions and looked at Madison. "He says he'll be here in about fifteen minutes."And just like that, the question of whether he would want to be. The weather had finally broken out of the pattern of one snowstorm after another. The temperature was rising, which meant rain was now in the forecast. She made a mental not to go to the East Satellite Office for a swim. She smiled to herself. Maybe a little more than a swim, too.There was an adult store not too far from the East office, and she stopped in there on her way. Crystal looked through the various clothes on display, finally settling on two things, a demi-cup bra that really was. " she elaborate further. "Nipple clamps and electric shocks are in the list of devices they preferred. When being caned, they want to have their skin ridden with deep welts. Being fucked hard, really hard, much harder than what I did to you this afternoon, was their way of having a good time. Usually, they have a knack for being treated like complete slave, abused and degraded in the most demeaning ways." Like my mom?" I interjected."Yes, Layla. Like your mom. And if I haven't misjudge your. I wanted him to have a piece of me with him; hopefully, he would know that I love him. I picked up the child from the bed. He had fallen asleep while I was gone, and his skin had turned a darker shade of red, almost a copper colour. I embraced him one last time, then placed him in the basket I had prepared. Throwing on my new cloak, and drawing the hood, I gathered my things and opened the door. Lastly, I picked up the basket with my child in it and left the world of Gretchen.