We ... excuse please, I will allow it." Ah Ha! His wife had won!"Wonderful! Then do the fresh one first. I want the happy one to enjoy herself as long...as she can."He relayed the information to his wife. She bowed deeply to him, and waited for his signal to rise. She turned to me and started to bow, but stopped. She looked over at him for direction in this new situation. He said something to her that was apparently permission for her to speak, as she spoke and gestured at me."My wife wishes to. I held tightly to the two girls as our breathing returned to more normal. The twins twisted their heads around in my direction so they could just catch eye contact with each other. I had the strong feeling they were about to quote a rating number again and decided to beat them to it. I quickly looked from one to the other and said, "Twelve."All three of us laughed and I began to release them. After removing the spreader bar I took off the nipple clamps to the accompaniment of cries at the pain. He had traded the tee shirt and nylon pants for a light weight sweater, and cuffed dress pants, also black. The combat boots had been exchanged for a pair of square toed black lace up shoes. Ana looked around for Cassy but didn’t see her. She tried to sound nonchalont. ‘So, you’re staying around for awhile?’ ‘Yeah. Me and the, …I mean me and Cassy took rooms down the road at some bed and breakfast place.’ Manny sounded like himself again. Realizing this, he went back into the serious voice. ‘. "I know I'm going to regret this, what should I be doing?"He smiled, "Apparently, you and I should be attending the new Development Forum." And what's the Development Forum?" I asked"It's the new, exciting way that you and I can discuss all development issues, from personnel transfers to new technologies and methodologies with our opposite numbers in banking and investments. Apparently Andrew Tweedsman is going to be there, and Neil is going to chair it. My guess is that he'll only do that for.