"How is the hand now Hove? Better I trust?" Better then that blaggard's head. I will wager you that, Holmes."Ned laughed lightly " I do not doubt it! ... am not foolhardy enough to bet on a certainty." Holmes paused, interrupted by a loud metallic squeal, "Come Hove, we have arrived, and the Randolph Hotel awaits us."Bernadette Machin busied herself, as she hated to be unproductive. The feather duster flicked efficiently across the reception desk. Distracted she paused."Gentlemen may I be of. There should have been a punishment, but much time has passed since the event, and your apology shows that you have realized what you did, and the wrongness of it. There may be a time when you do something else that requires punishment. If so, I will expect the two of you to take your punishments as adults, for that is what you have become. Agreed?" Yes, Mistress. I am in your debt for your acceptance of our apologies, and will do my utmost to ensure that the need never arises in the future." I. Time passed,Tom's gaze seemed to take in every detail of my nakedness and when my eyes finally met his i saw a look of approval,appreciation,fascination and even a certain excitement in them.As I said neither of us had ever had the slightest interest in anything but women before but the bizarre halflight,very private situation,days on party d**gs made it seem totally unreal and I found myself enjoying the fact that seeing me like this was exciting and arousing him.I turned towards him,open my. “Yessss,” Lucy hissed as she caressed my face, “but don’t worry, Rachel; after today, I’ll give you a second chance to reconsider.” Black smoke obstructed my vision, and the next thing I knew, I was naked and surrounded by stone walls. The room was lit by torches that lined the walls, and in the middle, was a throne made of brimstone. I looked to my right to see God naked and in chains. Her wrists were still clasped with the Fetters of Zedekiah, but now there was a link between them. Her ankles.