"--but I never fucking lied to you even once. So your mother got backed into a corner. She had no fucking allies. She thought the Darkness was just ab...ut to take Heather. So she did a deal." I don't understand!" Melinda cried, her eyes misting. "You just said me and Heather have a resistance. Why would Mom do a deal to protect us if we were already protected?" I told you, your mother didn't know!" Richie cried. "Your mother is the fucking victim here, Melinda. She thought she was protecting you. It was as if she read my mind. I reallywanted to get home and rest but didn't want to end my charade. She wasoffering me the chance to reprise it one more time!"Of course, Mary," I exclaimed. "I will be happy to come over tomorrow. What time would you like me to be here?" Well, Mark and I will sleep in so why not plan to come for a quickbrunch at 12:30 and then you can finish up."So it was decided. I finished my wine and prepared to leave. One moretrip to the powder room to fix my lipstick. I’m sure they do those things. That’s their business. But I have no desire to see it.”“But you can watch two girls get it on.”“Yes. Because I’m sexually attracted to women. This isn’t an issue of closed-mindedness, but one of preference. I’ll try just about anything with you that you can think of, though I have my limits and boundaries. I’m happy to explore my limits, but there are some lines I simply won’t cross.”“I can see that!”“You got some firsts with me, too,” I said.She nodded, “You were. The rest of Saturday was a blur for Jack. He spent a couple of hours cleaning,had to cook dinner, and also had to service both Tina and Wally. Much of thisactivity was taped. He was also forced to play fetch again, and was torturedseveral times. Twice it was for no reason at all. Tina just felt like hurtinghim, so she did. Now, Tina had done this several times to other men before Jack, and she understoodthe psychology of what was happening. It wasn't just the fear of the tapesthat was keeping.