"Ha Ha. Phylissubmissive.. there's a crock!"Judith couldn't help it. She laughed. "Good point! But you're not'really' submissive either.. not yet."I f...uffed out the skirts of my apron.. "Really?"The smile disappeared "Really! If you had been brought up as a girl,you'd have been thoroughly aware of your responsibilities towards yourlord and master - you wouldn't have to be manipulated into makingyourself pretty, you wouldn't have to be taught how to dress nicely -and you sure as hell wouldn't be. I am stunned at how deeply you feel about this, how strongly, but just remember that it’s best not to dwell on the past too much. Learn from it, yes, but don’t beat yourself up about it. You’re my first wife and I still love you, hell, I love you more than ever, so let’s focus on our love for each other and the others, rather than on how well or poorly either of us behaved before Doomsday. And on that note, it’s time for Chelsea. I think that she wanted to bond with you again. She loves you in. “Do you like them?”Remarkably, I only looked for a fraction of a second. Then, I looked out the windows, praying nobody was outside, and said, “Pull your shirt back down.”“Nuh uh. Not until you answer me,” she said. “Cammie, stop it.”“Not until you answer.” There were a million more intelligent things to say, but I was in a panic – and it was the truth. “They’re incredible, okay?”She grinned and pulled her shirt back down. “See, that wasn’t so hard. I bet something else is, though.”She was. "Sam," Dr. Gladden replied, "It isn't unusual for this breed to suffer hearing loss. It is the way of things. I wish there was more I could do; I'm very sorry."She took a deep breath as the doctors' words sank in. Sam had an idea that something was very wrong when Major occasionally didn't come when called. Deep down she knew the truth but refused to believe it until the day the family returned home from an afternoon Red's game. She opened the door — no Major came to greet them. She called for.