The Praetor from her father's ship, which she managed to recover several years ago, confirmed that several of the escaped ships had been hunted down a...d destroyed – all but the one that had brought the Viragoans to Earth.That great ship had been destroyed also, but Elaine didn't know exactly how it was accomplished; an ancient weapon, perhaps a thinking machine similar to a Praetor, but with the purpose to destroy itself along with its target, which it evidently sought out over a period of. We sat down on the couch, and I sat patiently, waiting for her to start. She finally did. "You know I love you, right?" Michelle began. I took her hand and kissed her again as my answer before she went on, “And you know that I love Shaun?” If I hadn’t known the same feelings for Jacqui, I don’t think I’d have understood or been able to handle her being in love with two people. But I did understand that she did and that I’d promoted it since she first told me about him. I was just a little. My new corsets kept getting smallerand I could be laced down to an about 24 inches. My heels were all ofthe locking ankle strap design, as Karen didn't trust me to keep wearingheels when she was away from home. Once I was comfortable and competentin five inch heels she replaced them with six inch stilettos. I sufferedat first with the added inch, but the body does adapt to whateverrestrictions it faces and in time six inch heels became the norm.The leather posture collar proved impractical. I awoke suddenly, remembering the attack from the night before. I sat up suddenly and saw the mess still in my bed. I grimaced at how bad it looked. Dried blood and dried semen littered my bed in spots and puddles. I hurriedly threw my robe on and collected the sheets to be washed. I stood over the washing machine, calculating ideas on how to get rid of the dog. I can’t just push it outside, can I? I should just call animal control. It was decided, I was going to call animal control and have.