You stay here and get yourself under control."They left me alone, which allowed me to show some emotion. I'm not sure which was more profound, the unr...solved violence in my heart, or the sadness as I thought about Beth Ann. The one thing I was sure about was that Mr. Bell was a genius. He knew exactly what I was going through and acted perfectly to help me deal with it.I went somewhere in my head because the next thing I knew Colleen had her arms around me, and was softly talking. "Baby, I know. She swallowed, then swallowed again. When she drained the glass, Judy refilled it and Andy drained it again. Finally she gasped, "Thank you, Mistress! You are too kind to your slave..." Then her body just went limp.Kathy couldn't tell if she had gone to sleep or fainted, but she gently lowered the girl's head to the pillow. Although they had done nothing at all to clean up the girl's back, she and Judy concluded that they had done as much as they could. After turning off the lights they left. She has a well developed gift-giving skill, along with a sixth-sense for appropriateness, and my heart lurches any time she buys me something, knowing it will be perfect.The brown paper bag sits unceremoniously in the centre of the rough teak table, and I never would guess it has any significance without the warning from the whiteboard. Lifting the top of the bag, I can see a small card inside, white and bright with a red heart in the centre.Turning the card over in my hand, I see some more of. Andrea knew that with Darren having a steady girlfriend, her chances of misbehaving were less. She was fighting hard not to fall in love with this sweet gentleman but it was almost impossible. She'd never met such an intelligent, caring and honest man in her life. He was only a year older and yet he seemed so wise."Kara is coming to stay with me for a week," Darren suddenly said one afternoon as he and Andrea chatted in the kitchen."Oh is that so? When does she arrive?" Andrea asked pretending.