At times I'd envisaged him as Goliath, this massive man of formidable powers and strength. Yet here he was in person, no larger or stronger or more im...osing than the average man I'd meet in the street.But I had a role to play."Good evening to you, Mr. Ashley," I said, still my adopted Charleston-ese to the core; over the years it had become second nature. "But I'm unaware that we've met. It's probably my fault, I'm forgetful of faces, will you remind me?" Give it up, Jack, it's me, Richard," he. ”I smiled at him and said, “Thank you very much for your concern over my destination.”Flashback – Ben and Jack – At the hospitalWe finished with Michael and the suicide vest mission then he came inside the new Stryker and swore, “Those fucking M1 jockeys damn near got me killed! I can’t believe they fired the cannon while I was moving the vest.”The driver of the new Stryker tried to appease him, “They were just keeping the towelheads away from this Stryker and we sure as hell don’t want two. We both came to the conclusion that we really enjoyed spending time together and when I went away to college, I got my own apartment with a very private balcony where I could sunbathe in the nude anytime I wanted and not be caught or seen by anyone. Most of my girlfriends would come over quite often to join me on my balcony so they too could also sunbathe in the nude. We gals liked all this total freedom we could enjoy while nude, walking around naked, even spending time on my balcony in the. He had a strong, manly voice and seemed completely unphased by the fact that a stranger was standing on his doorstep in the middle of the night wearing a SLAVE collar with his ass hanging out. I thought it must be the man I had arranged to meet but nothing had been mentioned about the strange role-play he had initiated. I mumbled a response that I was fine and repeated that I was waiting for someone. 'What are you looking for?' he asked.This was it. He was going to make me say the words when I.