Grant asked, “What did you do?“The handle is a detachable Walther PPK firing subsonic three eighty rounds. The shaft of the cane is literally a ve...y long sound suppressor. You have to keep the end of the cane free of dirt and mud, but otherwise, you are far more deadly than you look.”“Wow! And you say the PPK is detachable?”“It unscrews with a couple of twists, though remember your shots will be much louder with it removed.”“Duh!” laughed Grant. “You’re starting to sound like one of those. She took me in and combed my hair into two plaits. I felteven more femme after that. The way the plaits pulled my hair... theslight pain... I started enjoying. I pleaded her not to tell anythingto my parents. She laughed and said... oh silly girl! Don't be afraid!I like you. but I have one condition. you must obey whenever I ask youanything... I had no option. I had to agree.She got up, went out and asked me to close the door. I felt relieved! Isat near the cooler and relaxed. There was the. I was broken already. I had no will, and was already hersto use. My ankles were tied very tightly to the legs of the stool, and my hands were tied tightly tomy knees which were secured to either side of the stool. It had a wide base, and was in no danger oftoppling over. And then there was silence. She'd left and gone upstairs. It seemed like I was there forever, but it had only been about 10minutes when I heard her coming back down the stairs behind me. She sat down in front of me,. ’ Joanne shook her head at herself as she stood outside of Langier’s. ‘Why don’t I tell that girl off? She’s not much of a friend lately.’ She knew it was pitiful and stupid, but this wasn’t really about Jesse’s hot chocolate. She figured she could go over to the office and see if the schedule was up for next week. That was the lie she was telling herself. She tried to prove to herself that she didn’t really want to see him as she pushed into the shop. She pretended that she didn’t want to see.