.."I had raised a hand and was about to open my mouth to protest, but Deanna overrode me."I know night clubs are not your favorite thing. But trust me... Tonight will be an experience you will never forget. Go with it ... please? I want to do something with you I will never do with anyone else. Please... ?" Trust me. She asked me to trust her. And I did. But I didn't. I mean, I could, but I couldn't – or maybe I should, but maybe I shouldn't. This was troubling.I sat there, staring at her. In the. Just as the docks gave way to the housing district of Still Water, Captain Kent was able to hail a passing carriage and wrangle a ride up to Governor Restan's mansion for a small number of silver coins that William kept in the pocket of his exquisitely tailored coat. A ship's captain of his standing and notoriety didn’t need to carry anything more than a handful of small coins with himself at any one time. Just enough to pay for a meal, a mug of ale or two or whatever small trinkets happen to. They were inviting all former students to come together for a celebration. She attended a small rural school located about 20 miles from where I grew up. Since I dated both Lorrie and a classmate of Lorrie's, Karen, while I was in high school and college, I knew a lot of her friends. So, we decided to attend the event.I knew that Lorrie wanted to see some of her girlfriends but I suspected that she was more interested in some of the guys that she had dated while in high school. Secretly, I was. I was also very turned on by all the thoughts of what it might be like if I really were able to finally get my own ball gag. I wasn't at all comfortable about the idea of being so aroused in the middle of so many people, but fortunately the busy people crowding the train couldn't have cared less.When I finally got off the train and walked to where I thought I knew the store was, my mind was still racing. I still hadn't made a decision if I really wanted to go ahead with it and even if I did.