Any embarrassment I had from being nude except for my collar soon disappeared. The nurse then handed Sally a leash and asked her to hold me while I wa... examined. I was first led to a floor scale that was large enough for me to stand on, on all fours. I was weighed and measured with all of the data entered into my vet's file. Back on the examining table, a blood sample was drawn from what the nurse described as my right paw. This was followed by a number of shots including canine cough and. "So you're not mad at Dad?" Oh, no," Claire said, a gleam in her eye she knew that Grace wouldn't understand. "Not at all." And Daddy's not mad at you?" I hope not, honey," Claire said. A smile flitted over her face. That would make for a most unpleasant night. "Ready for bed?" You bet. G'night, Claire." G'night, Grace."Claire heard Tim go to bed half an hour later. She waited another half an hour before slowly pushing herself off of Grace's bed. The little girl was in a deep sleep, a smile on. I love the smelled of the leather, the tannin released in the bright morning sunlight was intoxicating. That was my first glimpse of the lower lever. Having landed at his feet, he pulled me up by my nipple chain. Boy did that make me come up in a hurry. His large right hand squeezed my upper arm as he propelled me towards the dark recess at the front of the house. The ragged stonewalls did not make me feel any better. It took me several seconds to realize that I was limping along side him. Ultimately, I’ll sell the condo, and that will help - but I doubt that will be done in the next month. I have some investments, including the money from the sale of the company, and a fair bit of cash in the account that I use for everyday expenses. And then there’s my parents’ estate. So I need to talk to my financial advisor - and maybe Kim too - and figure out how best to make it all work.”“Does that mean you have to go back to Ottawa?”I sighed.“I think it does, babe. I was thinking about.