There were no sounds of playing kids, a rarity in our house. As Iput away my briefcase and changed my cloths, my wife entered. I askedher where the ...ids were and she indicated that they were staying withfriends so that we could have an 'adult' weekend. It had been a longtime and I nearly came then and there. She handed me a drink and thestrong liquor scent made me aware that it was going to be a verydifferent night for me. She had indicated that this was her weekend todo to me; the next. “The boy has just survived the plague,” Thalkin waved away Abris’ concerns. “A little cold and mud will do him no harm. Tyln’s benevolent hand is upon him, of that there can be no doubt.”Kalem and Gerosh glanced at one another, their faces sour. Shrugging, Kalem slowly lowered the boy to the ground before he and Gerosh began disrobing the child; it wasn’t hard – the boy only wore breeches and a light, brown, linen shirt already opened to the waist.When they’d finished, the two men began to back. .. to... to... conservative for that."Her head fell into to hands and she massaged her temples, and then she looked up at me. "No honey, he doesn't know about this." My next guess is that you would like to keep it that way, right mom?" She looked up at me but didn't say anything, at least not right away."Are you saying what I think your saying? Are you trying to blackmail me Richard?"I smiled warmly at her. "Why mom, what could you have that I would want?" Oh for Christ's sakes Richard, I'm. Believe me when i say thati am genuinely coming to terms with the idea that committing to youwithout reservation means that my feelings no longer matter as long as iam doing everything in my power to please you. i solemnly promise thatsomeday soon i will surrender the last vestige of my former masculinityand blossom into the sissified faggot that you want me to be.And i will get over my discomfort with being displayed in public, if forno other reason than because i know that showing me off.