Anyway, this sucks.Your not dead.I jumped at the sound of the disembodied voice. At least, I think I jumped...No body remember?"Who's there?" I said. ...y own voice coming out calmer than I thought it would. And how in the bloody baby purgatory did I say anything if I didn't have a body?You are in the place between the waking world and the world of Dreams. Much is possible here. You only need to will it."Okaaaaay...." Not the answer I was expecting. Wasn't expecting to be mind-read either. Plus I. It all replayed in a split second in my mind. And in that next second, my world imploded. I turned to face him. Rage, fear, and confusion. Repulsion, lust, and hurt. My heart flinched. My eyelids fluttered but steadfast I forced myself to look at him. I brought my left hand up and removed his ring. I dropped the ring as he yanked my arms up above my head and shoved my head back down against the pillow. "Spread your legs," in a low and forceful voice I had never heard before. My legs were. "She kept hold of my hand and pulled me across to the bed. She dimmed thelights and told me to lie on the bed. She hitched up her dress andstraddled my waist. Unbuttoning my shirt she began to kiss my nipples andas I put my hands out to touch her she said sharply, "no touching, eitherme or yourself until I give you permission, is that clear?"I was surprised by this, and I have to confess I felt a little frisson ofexcitement as she spoke. I nodded but she wasn't happy with that."Is it clear, I. I was too busy with the baby, and too contented, to wonder about Jake's ability. Two years later, when Sean was two, the twins were born. By now, I had settled into a very happy marriage, to a man I loved, as much as life itself. Things went along peacefully, for a few more years. Then, when Sean was eight, and the twins six, Jake and I had a very serious talk, over two nights. For some reason, I had complimented him on his love-making prowess, and asked him, sort of off-handedly, how he had.