" I hate it when days like that happen," she commiserated.I paid for everything and left the store ready to head back to work. Ilooked carefully for a...ything that could derail my return but fortunatelythere wasn't anything that might cause me any new problems.Before I left the mall, though, something caught my eye: a blacknightgown on a manikin in a store window. I stopped and stared at it fora moment. It was floor length, silky, with a band of lace that wove itsway from just under the arm. She could feels his hands on her ass now, rubbing and squeezing as if he was assessing her.“Please Sir, don’t.... Please don’t do this.... I won’t tell and we can just pretend that nothing happened. Please don’t...”“Be quiet Ashley. Surely you have heard some of the other girls whisper about punishments here? Well, you are about to experience it for yourself. You had best be quiet and take it, or things will get much worse, I promise you.”His large hand rubbed soothingly over her ass cheeks,. Flirted with one another. Just as Darlene and Greg had. But even through all that, he'd never once even seen a flash of nipple, let alone anything else, even though he'd naturally wondered about it. And now... here she was.Nick finished pulling off his tee, tossed it somewhere towards the hamper, reaching up inside his closet. Seconds later he returned to the window, pulling the curtains closed a little more, and focused his high-powered binoculars."Damn!" he said to himself as he stood looking. I guess her curiosity was greater than her discomfort, since it didn't take her long to collect her stuff. I closed my eyes for a moment, and did some exercises in order to calm myself down before she re-entered the car.I had a feeling that there would be some dark times ahead. I had faced darkness before. I just refused to let it control my life. Or I had to at least try.End of year 2004, Khao Lak, ThailandWith a few little bribes, I was able to legally – sigh – adopt Pam. For the first time.