"Debra, I have an idea. It seems a shame to waste such a lovely outfit and you did go to far too much trouble for just a meeting with a high school fo...tball coach. Would you like to go to dinner with me?"I haven't eaten yet and I was going to just grab something from the burger joint on the way home. But if you'd like, we could go to dinner and talk more about Craig and how we can help him," he said."You want to go out... with me?"Jim smiled. "Well you are the only other one here, aren't you?". After a quick shower and a few phone calls, William was out the doorheaded for a two-day assignment across the Sound from Seattle inBremerton. Once William immersed himself in his work as this assignmentdid for him, he was relieved, albeit temporarily, from the obsessionthat had consumed him as of late. William would be able to complete thisassignment and be back in time to teach his class on Friday.The work went well, as it usually did. William was a remarkable person.To be so competent in. "Hello Martin, have a seat in the chair please," the woman said.This woman had a pleasant smile as she spoke.Martin pulled back against the grip of the two men that escorted himinto the room. The chair was a mass of hanging black leather straps notmuch bigger than belts."No!" Martin grunted as he tried to twist away.The straps hung silently, waiting for Martin to be seated. He would thenbe securely strapped to the chair and the straps could serve thefunction for which they were intended.. Ash turned to us and asked if we all had out ‘platinum passes’ and ushered us through a door with the girls on the other tables near us into a private dance area with a little bar in the corner and a topless muscle man behind it. Music started up and we all started to dance and laugh at the sights and exploits that we’d seen. I was so happy with my evening and thought short of a little more dancing we were done. There were about thirty women in the ‘Platinum’ area and we all danced without.