Miranda awoke alone in Catherine's bed. A note beside her read: Late USA conference calls. In hotel office. Sorry. XXX. Her cellphone rang. It was jus... after six. Catherine's voice was almost a purr. “I'm thinking about your long hot tongue.” Miranda laughed softly. She wanted to say she was owed several orgasms but she didn't. “How well do you play chess?” Catherine asked. “Not badly.” “Let's play. Susannah's Rules, for two hours slave time.” “Okay," said Miranda. A bonus, she thought. “Go. My cell continued to ring. I shut my phone off. If anything, I’m pragmatic. I started planning my exit strategy. I knew I couldn’t continue to stay at the Holiday Inn, so I stopped at a liquor store and picked up a real estate brochure. I drove to the beach and sat at a picnic table, looking through the adds. I was weighing the pros and cons of buying versus renting when an add for a luxury condo caught my eye. It seemed reasonable at only six hundred fifty thousand. Three bedrooms, two baths,. . It's mine."She stayed silent.I reached out for it but she dropped her hand behind her far quicker thanI could hope to catch."Please! I need that back!" I pleaded."Why? I don't think this is yours. I'm pretty sure I saw Jeff playingwith it yesterday."I took a deep breath. She knew I was lying when I said it was mine, andshe was rightfully freaked out by my actions. As far as she wasconcerned, it was really unlike Jessie to do something so untoward. Idecided to bite the bullet. We were close. Idid not know if they wee TV or GG.I went to the bar where a girl in a maids dress was taking orders. Iwanted to go easy and ordered a bloody Mary. The Hostess then took mearound and introduced me to all the girls there. Around 15 crossdressed men where at the party and were chatting like we were in theIRC. I kind of kept to my self for a while and looked it all over.I went into the family room where the music was playing and a few girlswere dancing. It did not take long and I was asked to.