Are you trying to tell me that I’m a cow?”“Cows wear their bells round their necks. Shall we get a collar and leash for you as well Jade? We can...get one with diamonds in it.”“Well I suppose that a collar and leash would be fun for a themed party.” I replied.“Yes, I can lead you around with you wearing just a collar, leash and nipple jewellery.”“Well you have got me naked in a pub so a party wouldn’t be that different, but would my friends be there?”“If you want them there Jade?”“I’ll think. All in all it was a most pleasantly distracting type of feedback-loop; but one I needed to figure some way of shutting down, and the sooner the better ... if I had any hopes of getting my ass out of bed sometime before the end of the year.Peggy started to giggle, softly at first, and before long her entire body was shaking with laughter."Do you always start the day doing emotional flip-flops and hand stands?" she asked laughing."Damn near." It feels really weird ... like big fat hairy worms. I was rethinking my day when I noticed Marika’s laptop on the end table under the newspaper; I remembered her asking about it this morning. My thoughts were still focused on me becoming the youngest senior partner the firm ever had, which included increased responsibilities. In all honesty, I never considered that I was anywhere near a promotion. I was grateful, nonetheless.Glancing over at the laptop, my thoughts shifted. I was never one to snoop into my wife’s personal things… until now. A. ”We asked the cab driver to wait. Ten minutes was all it took to put a few things in a small carryall. Fran asked the driver to take us to Starfish mall. Again, we asked him to wait. We knew what we wanted and where we could find it. Yes! They had what we wanted. We bought two lightweight terrycloth robes that we could wear with nothing underneath. In case you are wondering, these robes were very much G-rated.When we got back, Doug, Elaine, and Kyle were talking over empty plates on the kitchen.