I’d committed myself to this path. Some, who knew Patrick and his ways well, would say I damned myself to it. And I wanted him to stay, no matter wh...t. Enough vacillating. It was time to pick a decision and stick to it.“Stay. I’ll be right back.”Relieved, Patrick removed his clothing. I walked out into my living room and called Chloe. It went straight to her voicemail.“Chloe ... I can’t even begin to tell you how sorry I am you had to see that. This isn’t something we’ve been doing for— I’ve. She screamed when the first blow was struck, of course, and continued to scream through the first 27 blows; however, she couldn't last beyond that, as her voice gave out on her. The applause was thunderous at each stroke, probably because the live audience was made up almost exclusively of current and former prostitutes.When she was turned around for her second 50 strokes, everybody was sitting on the edge of their seats, waiting to see what would happen when the whip landed on her nipples. The. " He gasped, as if a genie in a bottle had just granted him a wish. I just smiled, as I watched the whole episode unfold. What my slightly inebriated friend did not know, was the woman he was carrying on about was my sexy wife. I knew it would not be too long before he figured out we were a couple, but I enjoyed watching him give my Mia a good once over. As Mia got within speaking distance, I put my finger to my lips and shook my head back and forth. I only hoped she would understand my silent. "Flint's off-the-wall comment made everyone at the table laugh, including June and Janice, who were standing by the dining room table accepting their accolades.Flint's going to be okay, David thought. He's already well along the emotional path that everyone must take to accept what I do.After dinner, David pulled Flint to the side and told him about his last connection with Gordon Wilson."So," David said, "June called it. Her husband hired someone to kill her and snatch Patty." And the ploy to.