"The switch is thin and long and very whippy. It cuts through the air and bites into the meatiest part of her bottom with a whoop and a thwack. A stra...ght white line forms first, then quickly turns bright red.She doesn't move; she doesn't cry. For the next stroke I whip harder and I whip up into the soft underside of her succulent cheeks, lifting them and elicitng a tiny gasp from my stubborn wife.That hurt. In just a second it blossoms into an angry raised welt. I give it time to sink in and I. .. ''After what?'Kelly shook her head. 'Nothing. It's nothing.'Matt showered before breakfast arrived, then he and Kelly ate at the table by the window. After breakfast, he packed his overnight bag and checked out of the hotel. She accompanied him to the hotel's car park.'I hope you don't have much luggage, ' he said, 'because the boot in this thing isn't very big.'He clicked the remote key and the indicators flashed on the silver roadster in the corner of the lot.'That's yours?' Kelly. "Don't count on that. I think I'd rather the police were looking for her. Even without her phenomenal brain, she's still a valuable animal and I can't imagine Adamson's will just write her off without making some effort to find her. And we have to consider the possibility that they know about her intellect. The HIV reference on the manifest might have been a red herring. It's only logical that you're going to be suspected of taking her and that animal rights groups are going to be high on their. So I call.“Welcome to Dowling Dreams Candy Company, where we guarantee satisfaction for every taste. If you are calling about a product you were not satisfied with, please press one.”beep“Enter the serial number on the back of the package below the guarantee number now.”Okay, got it.“If you are male press 1, if you are female press 2.”I press 2 absently. Weird, why ask that?“Enter your age followed by the pound key now.”Right, I can do that. They probably need that for tracking ... something..