My mom noticed this change in me and asked what happened and I told the issue with my friends and she consolidated me and urge me to go out but I reje...ted her option she said then I can help her to reduce her body fat and I said you are already fit but she insisted me to help her as she is feeling she getting chubby and workout will help her to maintain her body and I agreed. I told her she can’t do exercise in saree so she would have to wear other clothes I agreed and told her we can start. The sales assistant - she was nothing more than a snotty-nosed girl with an attitude - didn't bother to ask us what we were interested in. She led us to one of the tables, asked us to take seats and offered a choice of hot and cold beverages. Only then did she inquire how she could help us."We would like to see what you can offer us in the line of nipple clamps," Cathy said matter-of-factly.This took even me by surprise. Had I known that that was what Cathy wanted as a present, I might have. “I know what is wrong today Kasthuri,” Ayan added with a reassuring touch on her hands which were resting on the table. “And it is exactly why I wanted you to come with me so that you can come out of your self-imposed misery.”Kasthuri looked up at Ayan’s eyes and found genuine concerns in them for her. Ayan continued, “What is done is done. It’s over. There is no point going back to those memories. Move on. Forget these feelings and move on.” And he pressed her hands even harder to get a. There was still a lot of shopping I had wanted to get done, but well, Iguess there?s always a bunch of shopping I wanted to get done. We couldcome back some other day. For now, it was probably best that we justdeescalate the situation as much as possible.Jesus, I hadn?t even noticed until that moment just how much my heart waspounding. I couldn?t believe how close that had come. I knew she wouldn?tdo anything, of course. I?d put my life in her hands any day of the week.If Elizabeth wanted to.