The room was warm & comfortable – thick rug that added sponginess to one’s step. Low light. Fragrant flowers all around. But, she did notice there...were no windows. It was so quiet in this room. As she looked around she began to notice other things – a wall that contained handcuffs and some chains. Some sort of machine was directly set up in the middle of the room. It contained a cusioned seat with plush fabric covering it. It also contained ropes, pulleys, and many other things she couldn’t. Athena pointed to a small table in the corner without speaking. And I took the tray there. Velvet strode over, trailing the whip, making his balls and anus tingle with a sublime mixture of fear and erotic excitement. She laid the whip out, around the futon."There! That will help with the atmosphere as you read for us." Caspian would not disagree."Well?" The assertive Athena barked impatiently as he stood like a maid in the chiffon."Ask us all in turn how we take our coffee, and then you can. Light clapping had him tearing his gaze from Abigail to look at Daniel. He’d finished his fancy piece. Not bad playing. Now he wanted to see the man play something from Dreamtheater. Gabriel snickered at the ridiculousness of it. Daniel was watching him, and his smile didn’t quite reach his eyes. Why was he so touchy? Did he not like the way Gabriel devoured his spurned ex with his eyes? Daniel might have been stupid enough to drop Abigail for Mikayla, but Gabriel didn’t have a stupid bone. .”“I promised to give you a stripe for every day that you were away from me, and by my calculations, we still have one hundred and fifty to go. It is the only promise I’ve ever broken, and I can’t decide how I feel about it.”His strong arms wrapped around her and he kissed her hair. “Don’t fret. I’ve got you now, and we’re happy together. You tell me you love me every day, and better yet, you show me. I can live with that one broken promise.”She shook her head and wriggled from under his arm..