"Stan, fancy seeing you in this town! What are you doing here?" I'm here on a business conference for a week. I never knew that you lived here or I wo...ld have called you."Cars started honking and we quickly decided to meet at his hotel, the Hilton, for a light lunch. He drove his car and I drove mine and we met in the hotel lobby, going out to a nearby restaurant for lunch.During lunch our conversation flowed. Stan told me about his failed relationship and I told him about my wonderful marriage. He and her Sir started talking business and as her mind wandered she surveyed the room. She noticed a short petite woman standing at the bar, she was pretty with a bright smile and a friendly face, but what Lily noticed was what she wore around her neck. Lily knew this was an ownership collar. It was a pretty silver chain with two intertwined circles at the front, she loved those... "excuse me", "could I get either one of you gentlemen a drink from the bar?" They smiled and both accepted. ‘Can I help you?’ she asked in an quiet, unsure voice. ‘Um, I here about the room.’ Alex called back. ‘Oh, one sec.’ Alex heard the deadbolt opening, the door creaked open. ‘Hi, I’m Amanda, Mandy for short.’ she said, extending her hand. ‘Hi, I’m Alex.’ ‘Well, come on in Alex, don’t wanna catch a cold out there.’ Mandy smiled, ushering Alex inside the house. Alex checked out Mandy as she walked in. Alex could tell that beneath the frumpy house dress that Mandy wore, that Mandy had a very. Until she moves in, I want things just like they are. You’ve never, ever treated me badly; in fact, you treat me like your girl. You always think about me and don’t do anything that you think would hurt me. You love me and I love you. I don’t want any of that to change.”“I’m happy about that,” I said, stroking her hair.“Of course you are! You get to get your daily dose of peach juice!” she smirked.“It’s not just that, and you know it!” I grumped.“Sorry. I was trying to be silly, but I guess.