" She showed me the letter." Uh," Tina hadn't been kidding when she said she'd told him everything. I clenched my fists to avoid trembling."I mean it,... I said. "Your daughter's an incredible woman, but I was so focused on getting out of Arizona that I didn't give her all she deserved." Damn right," he said, his eyes hard and cold. "But now you're out. Why come back?" Because I need to fix things, I said in a rush. "Tina's the best thing that's ever happened to me, and I want her in my life. But. He realised quickly that this strap was designed for over the head lashing and he knew immediately that due to its design, a 'lenient' strapping would be very difficult to administer with it. He placed it out flat on the table and called Ken to him and he arrived sharply and obediently. He told him to sit and he announced the arrival of a 'new disciplinary implement for his more and more deserving bare bottom cheeks’. Ken stared at the strap trying to take it in and only able to compare it to. Nat lifted her other arm and began to stroke Annie’s hair, something her ex-boyfriend used to do when they were in bed and the thunder and lightning was terrible. The chainsaws in the movie started whirring, and the characters started screaming. Annie was burying her head in Nat’s shoulder, surrounded by Nat’s perfume, and Annie’s other arm reaching over to Nat’s other shoulder.“It’s okay, Annie. I’m here, but we can leave if you want to.”“No, Nat, I can do this.”Nat’s hand moved passed Annie’s. “Come in...” I said aloud.Seema came into the room with a shy smile on her pleasant face, carrying a tray with a glass jug of iced water and a glass. Without a word, she placed the tray on the night-stand near the bed, and then went back towards the door to lock it. After locking the door, she turned around and slowly walked back towards me sitting on the bed. Before I could say anything, she went down on her knees and touched my feet with both her hands, and then touched them to her forehead,.