When she saw him coming down that gang plank not wearing his uniform she bailed out of her car and met him on the pier. A seaman heard her say " It ha... been dam hard for me to stay home for another twenty one days honey but I did it because I love you so much." Rick said " That's my sweet heart, you know I missed you too don't you." They kissed and the girl said " Let's go to my place and catch up honey." They went to her car and Rick was gone until the morning of the last day of the month.. "Uh ... That was weird," said Nancy."What do you mean?" It sounded like ... an escort job."Lionel nodded. "You didn't know?" No. You did?" Uhm ... Yeah. I had a ... date with Marianne yesterday." You paid for sex?" Uhm,,, no. I never have. Mary's a colleague. I guess she did me a favor. You really didn't know?" No. We're pretty good friends I guess. When things get slow at the club, they're fun to talk to, especially Marianne." She's sweet." She seems to like you." Uhm ... It went well,". Just like the sensory-deprivedlittle boy in the vat---he's comfortable and cozy and secure floatingabout coated in amber...There are worse fates in life, William, than beingcocooned in a nursery and lovingly being looked after... Try to think ofit that way...You'll be happier, or at least a little more resigned..." Tell me something, Emily, and don't get angry, please." Dear?" Promise not to be mad?" Yes, William, I promise..." Do you go out at night? Do you date while I'm in the nursery in. ”She was back after two weeks and she was very happy.She changed a lot as her dress becomes smaller shorts and a t-shirt.I asked what happened on the trip.She said “Fucking.”“Something different!”“Yeah, a lot.”Then I found out she had two more piercings in her ear. I inspected them and she said, “You said I can have whatever I wanted.”I replied, “Yeah whatever you like.”“You have a lot more to see,” as she untied her shirt. Her belly button was pierced and below it there was a beautiful red.