This time it was a goodbye for the holidays drink. We were sitting around in sleep t-shirts talking and the more the drinks flowed the lewder and loos...r our tongues were. Steph brought up your last visit and how she admired our relationship. She even said she was envious of us, of what we had and how we trusted each other. Then she asked if I had really told you about what happened at Halloween. Both of them were surprised that I had and we hadn’t had a big argument about it.“As the. Jim is deathly afraid if the Hopewell had the power of the shadow channel, they'd try to stop the gendercide on Earth, try to make a stand against the WFM. It would be a cosmic disaster, something Jim calls a type 1-A causality violation.I don't know. Trying to follow the logic of this makes my head spin. But Jim's an incredibly bright guy. I've decided to accept his judgment.The arrival of A'moth and me changed everything. A'moth's ability to teleport opened up a huge number of options for how. “Actually, I have a buyer for her,” I said. “Loreena’s former owner is looking for a new slave.” “Have you asked her?” Joey questioned, knowing full well that with Lorne out of the picture, sprite was now technically free. “Go get her,” I said. sprite looked nervous as she came down into the dungeon; she had a bit of pizza sauce on her bottom lip. I reached out, wiped it with my thumb, and licked it away. “Master J,” she said, assuming the position. “sprite; there is someone interested in. The bathroom is full of steam and warm, but as she opens the door I am blasted with a cold air and a shiver runs through my body.In my room I watch her dry herself off, and then she turns and dries me as well. With a smile she nods towards the bed. I follow her to it and she pulls back the covers urging me to get in and I do not hesitate.I reach for her wrist as she begins to walk away. Holding her I pull her to me. She pauses for a moment then crawls in beside me, letting my arms wrap around.