She seemed pleased to see me and I asked if she would like to have something to drink. She said, “Oh no, I am not old enough for that.” I held bac... my laughter and explained that I was not suggesting alcohol but just any beverage and she caught on. We talked for a while until I had to go to another class but I said I would see her at the next class in two days.She said this was very different than her country where young women were not allowed to talk to young men like me but she really liked. Another laugh from Mitzi."Don't worry, sweetie. We'll cut them down to a manageable size. The SPScorporate policy is to have attractive, polished nails at a businesslength. You haven't seen any huge claws around there, have you?"I hadn't, but I had noticed that all the nails were distinctly feminine,and colored."Why can't we just use my own nails?" I asked."Consistency. They break, and they don't hold polish as well. I canpolish these and they'll be good for two weeks without a single chip.". . I mean, for everything," I clarified. "That massage workedwonders - I?m not in any pain at all now." Good good," Marcus smiled."And, well... thanks for being understanding as ever. About the... youknow. The cage." I stammered."Hey, as I said - I?m not one to kink shame anyway, and as you said ifit?s part of your arrangement with Miss Stevens for the rehabilitationprogramme it?d be really unfair of me to shame you for it," Marcusshrugged. "Just - well, again as I said I wouldn?t be able to. Maybe. She inhales cooly,sits up,sets her mug on the glass coffee table, and stares at him. He follows suit. “ I believe we’ve been looking for one another for quite sometime,” she replies as she traces the rim of her mug with her index and then traces her bottom rose lips. Thunder cracks through the black sky following another lightening photo shot of two bodies beginning to gravitate towards each other, slowly. The lamp flickers. “ It’s like you knew I needed something. New. You. Somehow,” he.