Pull right through with it!”At once, the man lengthened his stroke, to pull his full weight. He had indeed been trying to take it a little easy, hop...ng it would go undetected. Now he knew better. The thick weal across his back was a throbbing flame.“I’ll be watching you,” said Lady Livia, moving down the cat-walk.A sickness of dread filled the slave. What a fool he had been. Now, for even the most minor failings, he would feel that whip again!With satisfaction Lady Livia noted, as she strolled. Upon first glance, she appeared to be of some sort of Scandinavian descent, or perhaps German, though Ken couldn’t be sure. His mouth went dry as he tried to find the words to speak.“Everything ok?” she asked.“Uh… f-fine. W-why do you, um… why do you ask?”Smiling, she replied, “I saw you over on the green, watching the movie. By the look on your face, you were having a tough time with it. When I saw you walk off towards the park, I felt I should come and see if anything was wrong.”“N-no,. Our pitcher Tim, was the most noticeable in his appreciation, he had started really well, and that would have put a dent in his figures if it had got past me.We only had the bottom of our order at the start of the next innings, I had spoken to the coach about the ‘tell’ I had seen, he passed it on to all the batters, that transferred into a few hits, three getting on base and one out with a sacrifice fly. When Ben came in to bat, he also got a good hit, putting runners on all the bases.I didn’t. I told her to stop by my workplace, and I'd introduce her to some truly awesome classic rock.I broke out a large frozen pizza, and shared it with her for supper. I figured it was the right thing to do, since she paid for lunch.As we ate, she started talking about her upcoming job at Channel 9. She didn't start work until the next Monday, so she had some time. "I want to spend some time getting a feel for this city. Do you think you give me some pointers on what to see in town?" I can do better.