.. playmates or regulars of Lizzie, though Vito likes to go in drag as ‘Vita’ now and then. Yes, my friends, I’m dragging them all down with me ...o Hell, luring them into a life of wanton wickedness among their fellow sinners. A life of sheer decadence and depravity, right?” I chuckled at the way I presented myself.“Do any of these ... playthings have collars, ink, etc.?” Anibal asked me now, “and would it be possible to acquire at least one or two of them for myself ... or for Desiree, or both. It’s crazy!”“How’s that,” asked Mélanie. “Roger’s not on vacation with you?”“No, dammit! Liberty Packers is screwing around with the personnel; they’re going into lay-offs. Right now, they’re pissing everyone off so they’ll quit and they won’t have to pay termination bonuses. They can’t just cancel vacations because that’s in the contract but they’re moving the days off all over the place and forbidding people taking more than a week at a time and fuck whatever you’ve planned on ... Paul was. I was now even more convinced that my wife was having an affair, but I still wasn't a hundred per cent certain. As I sat on the couch I realized that this situation was destroying both of us. I had to find a way to resolve it. While I realized that I would be devastated if I actually found out that my wife was in love with another man, I still had to know. Our life was falling apart. We couldn't keep living like this. Kelly was asleep by the time I came to bed. I slept fitfully and got up well. Susie sitting at her desk had just taken a drink of coffee when Scott made his announcement; she sprayed coffee all over her desk. Still on the phone to Stan she asked in a slightly strangled voice, "Did you hear that?" She then quickly explained to Stan what he'd said. "You better get here quick or he'll be looking for that girl in the wrong town."Stan was in a panic by that point; a call to Silvia was in order. In the past week Doc Eller had arranged for Silvia's mother to be transferred to.