That was all it took, I was their friend from that moment on and I felt good when daddy told me that I was the first woman he'd ever brought up here,"...ou seen what I called it?" he asked and pointed to a sign by the front door that read, "Piper's Piece" Oh daddy, it's wonderful" I hugged him tightly and one of the dogs even left his meat for long enough to sniff my backside,"He likes you Piper" daddy laughed as he shooed the dog away and we took our bags inside,"So this is your idea of a shack. But, it's worth a look. A lot of Wall Street guys work out here. If you're serious about running for mayor, that's a lot of potential backers."Max probably considered the face he made to be "thoughtful," but Rick could see he'd dangled the right hook. Stone had talked a lot about "funding diversity" when he discussed his political aspirations. For Max, that meant finding donors who didn't have the same last name as him. He was one of those Stones—the ones who seemed to have their name on half. He felt sorry for the poor slob. From somewhere deep inside, Joe's inner voice cried out. "Hey guy. Why don't you get a life."Karen saw the transition and felt powerless to stop it. One minute Joe was happy. His eyes were sparkling with joy. Karen didn't know what triggered it but she clearly saw the sparkle flee from Joe's eyes chased by what? What had she seen? Terror, no. Sorrow, closer. Fear, yeah, some of that. Remorse, yes, that's what it was. What was Joe sorry for? What secret tormented. Well! So what? houris did not wear knickers. At the last minute however she chickened out. Scrabbling in her underwear drawer she grabbed the first thing to hand, a pair of canary yellow briefs. She had some difficulty getting them over the spikes but soon had them on nice and snug. Downstairs, in the kitchen she took a can of beer out of the fridge, poured it carefully into a glass which she placed on a tray together with a bowl of crisps ready to serve her Master's pleasure in the lounge..