” Emma said, “Well that is encouraging Mrs Harding.” “Please call me Ruth dear, you are old enough and I feel more comfortable you using my fi...st name, particularly as you have seen me spanked and I suppose it won’t be the last time either.” Mandy and Emma laughed. Ruth continued, “You know dear, I think Heather will be a doddle to persuade. I remember when we were both the worse for drink a few months ago she said out of the blue, ‘You know Ruth what I need is a good old fashioned spanking and. My immediate thought was Darleen. I drove to where I remembered where the dirt road was. There was the house. On the porch were two people. As I got closer&hellip,it was an old man and a girl sitting together in a porch swing. The girl held her hand over her eyes to shade the sun. The old man reached for a rifle. The girl stood up and started slowly walking out to the road. She started to trot towards me. She turned her head back and I heard her say: Dont shoot daddy! It was Darleen. Now she. I finished my planned ride with a stop at Little Caesar’s. I slipped the pizza into my recently purchased book bag backpack. It differed from the backpacking back pack, in that it didn’t expand outward to allow heavier loads. It was basically a flat heavy duty plastic envelope with shoulder straps. It worked well as a pizza hauler and also for my new portable laptop. I only carried the computer once, but it worked fine other than a lingering smell of pepperoni.When I arrived home I divided up. He brushed his helmet open without fear looked around and said. “You know I have better things to do than to come running anytime one of my old Master Sergeants calls. Looks like I got dressed up for nothing. I detect only dead Kermac tissue and lots of shredded hardware.”Richard Stahl was one of those men who could smile only with his eyes. “Not that I expected any less of you, Master Sergeant Brown.” The Immortal added after a moment. “You, Mr. Brown do not have to stand in attention, it is I.