My head began to spin and I was having troubles breathing. I couldn't speak - all that came out was one long howl and a bunch of unintelligible gibber...sh. The next thing I remember, I was laying on the bed, drenched in sweat and my brain was buzzing like a hundred bees had set up a hive in it. As the fog in my head cleared, I saw Master sitting on the bed next to me. "Welcome back," He said with that gorgeous smile of His. "Did I go out?" I asked, still not sure of what happened. "No you didn't. He looked down at the sleeping girl for several moments, then he turned and went silently out of the room, closing the door behind him. Seconds later, the phone on the broad bedside table jangled noisily.The persistent ringing jolted Jill Conklin out of her dreamless sleep. She wasn't quite awake, however, when she dazedly reached for the nagging instrument. She thought she was back in San Francisco, at Josephine's... "H-hel-lo?" she said dreamily."Good morning, Jill," came the deep and. " Me too," Emily agreed. "I know Sandra's bed is free, but could you still sleep in my bed?" Of course, Em ... I'll go get ready."The day had been extremely long. It was hard to leave Sandra that morning. The drive had felt like a weeklong journey. Adding to the misery was the need to drop the rental car off downtown and then fight their way to Wexford by taking the train and walking with their bags and Emily's horn.Once in bed, Richard held Emily tightly as she cried."It's so weird, being back. I could feel her breasts pressing into me, and even though I appreciated how they felt against my chest, they did not excite me like they would have before.“Thank you so much for making this happen for me tonight. That means so much to me.”“What do you mean? I would have given you a ride here no matter what, even if I was going stag.”She kissed my cheek and making sure Linda and Keith were out of ear-shot she whispered “I know you set the two of us up. That is so sweet of you, trust me when I.