I guess Julie wanted to spare both of us embarrassment and had gotten in bed already. She turned to me as I got into bed next to her. I could see she ...as blushing already."Patrick, I'm so sorry! This is so embarrassing. We don't have to do anything tonight; we can just snuggle if you want. Victoria can be so forceful sometimes!" She was apologizing to me for Victoria?"Victoria, forceful? You think? Are you sure we are talking about the same woman?" We both had a good laugh at my wife's. I wasted valuable time while you explained the error of my ways. Would you please spank me for doing that? I deserve it. I brought the Order cane with me so you could do it right". She knew I preferred the shorter cane and had brought that one.I asked, "Before you answer my next question, if you answer is smaller then what I expect I will give you what I expect plus the number you indicated. So that there is no cheating on my part I am going to write my number down". I went to my desk and wrote. ‘Well-armed for a girl,’ I tell her. I lunge in for the fatal stroke, but she’s fast. A foot-long dagger at her belt is free and parrying my slash. For a moment, it’s a stacatto crashing of steel against steel, but she’s quick. A kick throws my feet out from under me, and her foot presses down on my blade. Now the tip of her dagger sits at my Adam’s apple. I look at her in the pale light. She might be the last thing I ever see. I want to memorize her. The matted pale hair, the feirce look on. Mary had even hired Marla's boyfriend, Brad, as the water safety instructor/lifeguard for the pool and hot tub area; a job that included maintaining the pumps, filters and deck areas. Brad had started a 'fishies' program for three to six year old children living in the apartments. Monday and Wednesday after school and Saturday morning from eight to eleven Brad had fifteen squirmy naked children in the shallow end of the pool teaching them how to breath, float, kick and do simple swim.