“A deal’s a deal. Just… use him well. He’s been with me a long time.”Michael stared at the screen, waiting for his ace to disappear onto A...hley’s 3DS, when a message appeared at the bottom of the screen.Trade request canceled. Please wait…“Huh?”Ashley reached across the table, placing her hand on Michael’s. “I didn’t really want your Scizor, but I had to know how serious you were about asking me out,” she explained. “That seemed an easy way to see for sure.”Michael shook his head. . We are still tracking down the quotes from people to frequently find they are quoting phantoms. There are reports but they don't come to conclusions. Other people have drawn conclusions from them without the level of expertise they should have. There are even contradictory opinions drawn from the same research! It's hard to separate fact from fiction. You've taught me to read between the lines and follow the money trail. There are a lot of lines to read between and even more money trails."Tommy. "I thought I was pretty clear that you had to be back by 11:00. Itis 11:02. But don't worry baby girl, I won't punish you too badly."Veronica looked at her phone in horror, realizing that her brief momentof doubt coupled with her encounter with the rowdy college students hadpushed her past the 11:00 timeline Sam had clearly set for her. He saidhe would go easy on her, maybe he didn't actually send the photos to hisboss? Before Veronica had a chance to ponder her situation further, shesnapped. I didn’t know you were in there.” “I should have locked it. I was in a rush...” She laughed. “Obviously. What happened to your ass?” My heart froze. I stared at her, my face turning bright red. I’d hoped she hadn’t noticed. Then she looked down, at the chair I was sitting in. “It still hurts?” I could only nod. “Did you ask someone to do that to you?” I could hear the judgement in her voice. That I was a freak. I put my forehead down on the table and nodded. “I hired a dominatrix,” I.