“That depends on the snow levels.”“No Christmas?”“Well, that. I have to get my long range planning done before the snow comes.”Before she ...nnounced the new honeymoon rate, she needed to run everything by Karen.“It’s great for the long run,” Karen said. “Do you really have the income to cover those expenses, though? Is your business really booming that much?”“Income is up a little. The real gain is that I’ve been paying myself less. Stu has put me on a spending $2,000 a month from the joint. Trevor was off tomorrow to London, so I would be here alone withthe staff. But he would be back next weekend. After dinner we had adrink in the saloon. Trevor dismissed Arthur, "We are not to be distrubed again." Yes, Mylord," Arthur replied and went downstair.We sat a little while smalltalking, and I said,"I promissed yousomething earlier today."He smiled, "yes." Would you help me undone the bottoms?," I turned my back to him."Off course," he said and started undoing the buttoms.He did them. Josh waited until I reached him and came to a complete stop before he calmly opened the door and held it for me. We walked out of the restaurant and down the sidewalk but as soon as we were beyond the restaurant's windows and out of view of all the shocked customers inside I stopped and leaned back against the wall. I'm shaking like a leaf in a hurricane and gasping for breath. My vision is cloudy and I'm still not certain I'm not going to faint.Josh stopped in front of me and turned to face. I stand up, move behind her and grasp the tops of her bare arms: ‘I am going to take you to the place where you will receive your punishment.’ I inform her gently but resolutely. ‘Thank you.’ She responds in a hushed and resigned tone. I guide her out of my flat into the chill landing, I know she hates it but she has no option other than to submit, and order her to stand facing the wall with her arms at her sides. I return to my flat and retrieve the flogger from my implement drawer. I then.