”I went to grab my phone as I felt it vibrate, and clumsily flipped it out of my pocket. As I went to reach for it, kind of flailing, hoping to catc... it before it reached the floor, I bumped into the “girl at the end of the bar” as she was walking by.“Oh my," I stammered, awkwardly, "I’m sorry, excuse me.”“No worries.”“Mike?”I started laughing, “Krista, how ARE you?”The awkwardness immediately fell away as I realized who this was. We had worked together some years prior at the same mechanical. Tony must be able to understand how that loop feditself and became stronger each and every day. ?I see myself unworthyof love so I let men use me. I let men use me because I am unworthy oflove.?As Julie was sharing Tony started to hold her and joined in saying it.His embraced made her feel as safe a runner who the catcher did notchallenge him stealing second. He was a millisecond behind saying thewords so Julie knew that Tony did not remember it. That fact did notmatter, Julie knew that Tony. I had hardly finished saying that when the door opened, Johnathon came back in carrying a bag, he went to Brandy and put a large black leather collar around her neck, he looked at me and said time for you to earn your money don ™t you think, and he reached in the bag ,pulling out another leather collar he told me to turn around and put it around my neck. Next he took my hands put leather cuffs around each wrist and clipped them to each side of the collar , he opened the door , said lets go ,. '46 I think. My daughter Lucinda..."And so Alex and Pops spent a pleasant few hours celebrating life."You know, Alex." Pop's said at length. "You're a good kid. A rare breed these days." I hear that quite often." Alex laughed bitterly. "Usually as someone is reaping the fruits of my labor. Even when someone tries to set the record straight I'm usually just brushed aside. Until they need something again." Bet you'd like something back? Maybe a little control" Pops asked."Certainly wouldn't be.