It's too late now. I am a slave. Your slave. We've been bonded for life." It's a two-way bonding," Wright interjected. "Ashley cannot live without you...now, Peter. Yes, that was deliberate, dear." I wasn't sure if the medical technician was addressing me or Ashley—and did it really matter? "Peter won't abandon you because he's not that sort: 'you broke it, you bought it' is more than a slogan for his people. Manny will come around when she realizes that she can't lose you, Ashley." Slavery is. "One night, on the top shelf in the master bedroom, too high for any kid to reach, I found this box. It had some CDs, a set of silver clamps with chains attached, a little pencil like thing with a roller with wicked sharp spikes, something that looked like a soldering iron, some candles, various whips, 4 cuffs, some aluminum tubing whose purpose I couldn't make out and some other shit. I hardly knew what I was looking at, I had a theoretical knowledge that such things existed but'd never felt. " That looks incredible, it's going to make her day. I'll give you themoney for it next time I see you." No you won't," I stated."Pardon?" He was confused."I'm not taking money from the man I love" I explained "Take that moneyand buy Jessica another birthday present. Even better, use it to buyyourself something. When was the last time you treated yourself?" I honestly can't remember," he answered."Exactly. Treat yourself." You know," Jack said. "I think it's time we told Jessica what's goingon.. About 1:45 Kerri sends her a test saying they are heading down our road so she runs down to the door. I stay right here waiting for further instructions. I do know what I am to do when they get on the deck we are guessing they will go right out there.Luck would have it they stripped down and went out to the deck and pool. We have some foam rubber mats to lay on for tanning and Jen had put them out right where she wanted them to lay. After a few minutes of applying sun screen all over each other.