Benson watched as I made a couple swipes in the smaller pasture before he went and repeated the instructions to Tommy in the larger pasture. The job w...s boring after a couple hours. Because the grass was high, I had to use a low gear to make sure that all the grass was cut. The tractor I was on had an open cab, so the roar of the cutter and the tractor engine buzzed in my ears. With nothing else to keep my mind focused, it drifted back to Heather. My mind flashed back, and I could see her. That had finally had the desired impact and 188 had steadily become more docile and was now a much-improved bitchThe dog-slave’s new compliance didn’t mean that her adjusted training regime had been relaxed at all; it remained much the same. She was still the sole charge of her guardian; usually a bulky bull mastiff named Trajan. The dog was young, still in the first year of his work as a guardian, but he was intelligent and fierce; one of the reasons 188 had been placed in his charge. He. No means no, alright?"I really hoped he knew what he was doing. I opened my mom's bedroom door just the barest fraction of inch and crept away silently. It was all up to Lick now and I had some very mixed feelings as he nosed the door open a little more and slipped into the bedroom."Licorice? Lick ... No ... Get down ... Stop ... Uhhh ... Lick! Oh! Licorice ... Ummmm ... Oh yeah ... Oh! Good boy ... Lick! Uh-huh ... Uh ... Ohhhh! Yes ... God! Yessss ... Lick me ... Oh!"You get the idea. My. Weren’t none of my business,’ Jim said apologizing. ‘No, it’s okay. I was engaged but Julie, my fiancée, sent me a letter when I was in the hospital recovering from my wounds. She told me she’d met and fell in love with another guy while I was gone,’ William explained. ‘She never did understand why I joined the National Guard.’ Lewis was lost in thought for a moment looking down at the floor. ‘I guess I can understand her confusion. We both had really good jobs, making really good money. Why.