He unlocked a cupboard and drew out several large, thick,studded leather bands, which he quickly fitted around her wrists and ankles,buckling them tig...t. They all had strong rings set into the leather, so thatchains or ropes could be run through them. He quickly brought them togetherbehind her back and clipped them there.He pulled a chair into the middle of the room and climbed upon it, then pulled down a heavy planter. Madisoncould see the chain it had hung from, and the hook on the end of it.. I got up and wandered around. I passed business-like in front of the cam on my way to nowhere, proving I wasn't bored mindless. I stood outside Mom's bedroom a time, mentally locating the cam and visualizing any blind spots. There were none. I wanted to forage, invade her dresser drawers, her bedside table, and the walk-in closet. I thought of Mom in lingerie and laughed. And then stopped laughing.Mom was kinda hot. She looked something like that chick on The Wire, the one who fucked the black. This translated into a lot of people trying for hospital-duty to work off a community service obligation. Things got competitive, for a while, and I really didn't know if I would keep the job.I smiled a lot, and was friendly and cheery, and didn't complain at the rotten little jobs. I didn't lie, or cheat, or tell stories or brag. I was, even then, I think, pretty likeable, if lacking in a lot of the character the job would bring me in later years.They liked me and trusted me enough to work in. " You linger for ten years in a nursing home, before finally dying."Andrea winds up getting your job, and I become President of the company ... The file doesn't say why. I must have done something brilliant to earn it."During this time, you and I end up getting married, Andrea." You're kidding," she exclaimed. "Do we have any kids?" Two girls; there is no other information about them in these files."We are evidently happy. Our marriage lasted seventeen years, until you suddenly collapse and.