She was a little olderthan me I thought, mid thirties at most, tall, busty, with a face thatcould stop traffic, feminine perfection, think Jessica Alb..., JessicaBiel, and Charlize Theron all rolled into one and for some reasonhitting on my sad sorry ass. "I like a man who can admit his feelingsso openly to someone he's just met. How about you buy me another drinkand we'll keep talking?"I couldn't turn down an offer like that, we talked for a while, sheasked all these questions about if I had. "Not only is that door open, thefront gate is open. All the doors between this room and freedom are open.Walk out. Be free. If you can."Maria said, "You'll shock me dead." No shock," Darling said. "I promise. No pain at all. Go. Take a step. DoI have to shock you to make you take a step? Go."Maria looked around the room."The guards won't hurt you. They won't stop you, either. Go."Maria took a step. She took another. A third. Then she gasped. Shefaltered. She took another step. She fell to her. Put on youroutfit and we'll see what's up."I went to my bedroom and got dressed as best I could. The bra I figuredout how to put on from what my mom showed me in the store. The blousewas like my shirts except the buttons were on the other side. The skirthad a zipper and a button at the top which I figured out. The pantyhosewere another story and I had to call downstairs to my mom to come helpme but them on.She came after a little while and taught me what to do. It wasn't easyto learn,. The two women continued to chat and visit until Janice looked at the time, and had to check on her daughter, who had been sleeping quietly in her crib.“Gotta go check on Tanya,” Janice informed Amy, “to see if she’s still asleep. I swear that one spends more time sleeping than anything else, except maybe eating. I think she gets it from her Dad!” Amy had to chuckle at the comment. In the time the Taylors had lived at Ranchland, she couldn’t recall an incident when Colin had either slept in or.