She drew in the length of his leash hand over hand. He followed, closing the distance between them. She patted the section of seat open by her hip. ...Maki folded his arms on the spot she acknowledged and rested his chin on his arms, looking up at her. She closed her eyes and sighed, her bosom heaving. She slipped one finger through the bondage ring on his collar and pulled until he rose. She brought his face in toward hers until their noses touched. Her voice was rough and firm in her one. "Don't wear him out on the honeymoon," said Avery. "We need him when he gets back." Oh, I intend on wearing him out," argued Stacia. "You'll get him back how I see fit to return him to you."Avery chuckled and then gave Kevin a firm hug with a back slap. He then hugged Stacia again and chocked back some tears as he left the happy couple."Good luck, you two," said Becca as she bounced up to the newlyweds, wearing a fancy, off the shoulder, dark-red dress."Thank you for being my maid-of-honor,. Turning his head, Don could see a beautiful lady, dressed in the same shade of green as his okra. She held out her hand so he might grab it and helped him rise from the damp ground. Her touch was warm, and he felt a surge of energy between them. “Must be dead, no pain, and you look like an angel.” “I’m no angel,” she laughed. “But I am able to take away your pain for a while. I am part of the earth you care for. I have come here this morning to give you a gift; in repayment for the respect. ”I couldn’t say anything for a minute. Guilt began to eat at me as I remembered reason number one for why we shouldn’t have done what we just did, or what I still wanted so badly to do with Eric. It sobered me completely until I could finally speak.“No.”“No?” Eric looked shocked. Honestly and truly shocked.I rose from the ground until I got as close to eye-level as I could get with someone as tall as Eric. “This is wrong and I will not apologize for saying it.”I braced myself for the words I.