My car sat alone in the car park, illuminated by the solitary security light, slowly starting to make an impact in the weakening light. Why was I here...working on my own again, on a Friday night? I made a mental note to have a word with the boss on Monday, but in reality I would no doubt let it go again, take the overtime cheque and not rile the already foul tempered manager.I dropped my drained coffee cup into the bin at the side of my desk, shuffled the pile of papers I'd been diligently. The Lynden Safety tackled him. "Damnit!!!" everyone seemed to say. This was the most intense game we ever played. 10 seconds left on the clock, double zero's, at the 50 yard line. Oh yeah, and the Washington annual flooding just began. (We were WAY above flood lines, but it was a monsoon!) Time to huddle. We get our play, the coach wants us to pull out all the stops, it's time to show Lynden what Ferndale was made of. We ran the trick play, and Tanner gets the ball!!!! The. " The few days a year there is a view," the queen said with a laugh.Queen Elspeth was apologetic, later, in the room that had been given to Noia. "I wish you could come for dinner, but too many know of your brother's treason. It would be a direct slap in his face, which would be a good thing, but it would also tell him where you are, not to mention that you have many friends in high places. None of that is good; better to let the bastard worry. We will send up something from the kitchen in. I could barely feel it and I felt a mixture of excitement and dread. I was excited at the prospect of pleasing Master, but I doubted I could make it the entire length of the living room without topping the plug. I made small, deliberate movements as I moved on my hands and knees. It fell 5 times and every time, Master took the cat from my mouth and swung it so that it caught my ass and thighs in the arc. I was giddy and laughing when I reached the bedroom and Master pulled me up by my elbow..