With one hand pressing her body downwards I landed a hard smack on her right buttock."Ow!" She cried out.The second smack on her left buttock was foll...wed by a louder shout, "Oooww."There followed a dozen smacks across her backside, as she struggled, and yelled for mercy. As I stopped, Sarah realised it was over, for now. Her breathing slowed, as she whimpered slightly."Maybe that taught you a lesson young lady," I said, as I smoothed my hand over her reddened buttocks."Yes sir, thank you,. I could see myself talking to her for ages and slowly making her acquaintance. As I watched her, I saw her glance at me. A little later, she took a longer look at me, but at both times she returned her attention to her girlfriend. In time, I became aware that I was staring at her and that she was staring back at me. In days gone by I would have averted my eyes, but not now. I was more confident now, and as I saw her look at me, I lifted my glass as if to toast her and took a sip. She smiled. " Back to unrestrained warfare like in the 20th Century. The alternatives at the moment are certain defeat." Mass murder or suicide. They're not good choices."After a short pause he made a decision. "Our agents will deploy to the enemy capitals with N-70. They can always be recalled if the situation changes. We shall allow a data leak to reach their intelligence service. They might rein in their war machine."We sat in silence for a second, considering what we were proposing. Using banned. . she's gay!She's living with her 'life partner, ' Angelina. Lissa admitted that Angie usually played basketball as well, but with the uncertainty of how things would go they decided Lissa should come alone. When I suggested taking both of them to the local Double A baseball game the next night she was all for it."Hey Ump, no wonder you're in the minors! You're blind! That was at least a mile outside!"Angie and I grinned at each other after Lissa's leather-lunged torture of the poor underpaid.