Even at half the normal goin' price for cattle, the rustlers could make a nice purse from our cattle. The agent wasn't gonna ask too many questions, s...nce he was gonna expense the cattle at the regular price and make a passel of money, hisself.By this time, the rustlers had a five to eight day start on us, but the cattle weren't gonna make more than about 10-12 miles a day through the rough country they was headin' into, soz we should catch up to them in four of five days, even ifen we didn't. We'd agreed and Sukie was sitting beside her stroking her hair. Rachel looked calm. The Doc lowered the gantry above her and took down each pair of wires in turn, fastening them to the studs that had would carry the current across each nipple, across her clitoris, her vulva and her anus. I could see that in spite of the sedation Rachel was gripping Sukie's hand tightly."We'll start now," said the Doc. "Are you ready?" Rachel gave the slightest nod. The Doc threw the switch and the sequence. “I wasn’t trying to trick you or anything, but you’ve been so busy with school and working the booth that I just wasn’t sure if you’d remember.” He picked up the plate of bacon and turned around to put it on the table. He did a quick double take as he saw me standing there, and his eyes bulged. The plate of bacon fell to the floor and broke, sending ceramic shards and bacon everywhere.“Oh my god, I’m sorry!” I said, kneeling down to help clean up. “Be careful, I don’t want you to get cut.” “I. They small talked for awhile, mostly about what they had been up to recently. Peter told her about his new job, asked about hers. She asked how he liked living in the city. ‘ I never thought you’d go for the urban lifestyle. Too many people.’ Peter shrugged and played it off, ‘ I go wherever the best Chinese food is.’ That was the first real smile he got from her that night. By the time the waiter arrived with their orders some of the tension had eased and the two had moved on to more.