I looked up from the paper and saw the she had put a lit candle in the center of them, "Happy birthday" Annie said, "Doing anything special?" No" I sa...d, "Tonight's a work night. Jeri and I can go out and celebrate this weekend." Well, enjoy," she said, "Breakfast is on me today," and she went off to wait on other customers.Once home I followed my usual routine; a couple of hours of work in the yard, garage, or around the house and then to bed until four o'clock. At four I would get up, pick up. As I inhaled I found myself enjoying her scent. I couldn’t pin it down because I don’t ever recall her wearing anything specific. I did find it as intoxicating as the feeling of power and control I was feeling.She tried to say something, but the gag was an effective one. I put my hands on her hips and stroked the outside of them down part of her thighs. She made a slightly different noise. I don’t know what it meant, but something in the sound went right through to my core. That’s when I. ”“Yes. I have found that people find it more difficult to argue with Aristotle, than with me.”“My father was a great fan of Vince Lombardi. The great coach once said, ‘The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.’ The lack of commitment in your voice does not bode well for success in this endeavor.”“Of course I’m tentative, I’m walking on unfamiliar ground,” Danny said.“You have missed much of the early. Continuing to pull her by her hair he forced her to actually climb onto the bed – the last thing she wanted to do. Then he used his big hands to put her on her back and he sat astride her. He glanced at the window. It did not look out on a neighbor’s house. There was no one to see what was taking place in the bedroom.She tried to speak calmly, reasonably. “Erik, surely you’re smart enough to know what will happen to you if you – do anything to me. Leave now and I will let the matter drop.”Erik.