I will let her know that you're stealing me away."On the way out to the truck she asked where I was staying. I told her my buddy's place. "Nice. The s...me guy who had your going away party at his house? The one with the big pool?" Yeah. They have been great letting me stay there." If she only knew how great."Well would they mind if we hang out there? We could swim or hang out in the hot tub? What'd ya think?" Sure we could. They wouldn't care. Want me to take you by your house to get your swim. "You looked cold. May I offer you this?" He held out a black jacket. Ah, so that's why the sleeveless look. "It's not super warm, but it'll be better than that wet blouse — you could use the confessional as a change room if you want." His eyes swept across her chest and something flickered across his face.She looked down at herself and gasped. The wet blouse had become translucent and was plastered to her skin, showing the outline of her bra. Her cold nipples could clearly be seen through the. I measured the length of dark wood across the twin mounds, raised the board and brought the polished side down sharply, covering the width of her backside easily. ‘Aaaarrhh. Oow, oh.’ Eyes squeezed shut, hands clutching the bedclothes, Julia gave vent to the pain as the solid wood made contact with skin again and again. After half a dozen swats, I turned the board over and the rough side made contact with her now reddened cheeks. The sound changed to a heavier, thudding sound. At the first blow. Then he sat there and drank 10 beers before passing out on his couch."Esmi, for perhaps the first time in her life, was speechless. It took her several moments to understand what had been going on."I'll give you Emmy's number," she said finally. "Maybe she and Zoe can help. What about the others? Have you talked to them?" I don't have any of their numbers," Sam said."Have you spoken to Meredith?" Esmi wondered."Oh, I spoke to her, alright," Sam said, anger creeping back into his voice. "She was.