I don’t really trust any bugger, and I also lose my temper a little on the quick side. And if I get worked up about something, I’ve been known to ...ut off my own nose to spite my face, on more than one occasion. Right, ten months into the relationship we were engaged. No, that wasn’t in my master plan. I was only twenty-one at the time, and after seeing the mess some of my mates had made of their lives, I had no intention of even thinking of getting tied down until I was at least twenty-five,. Once home she started on dinner. I claimed to have some work to do in my upstairs workroom and asked her to call me once dinner was ready. I ran into my room and locked the door. The room was subtly different; just a little more feminine than I remembered it. But right now I had more important things to explore. I took the glasses off and set them on my desk. The room immediately returned to what I remembered. I then stripped. I pick up the glasses and walked over to the mirror. I then slipped. That fall, Tammy had been working out on a new routine with a friend that included a spin and flip on the uneven parallel bars. With that, she was ready to go into competition. The first exercise of the night was the uneven bars. Being that she was taller than most gymnasts the coach said it may have been only a matter of time till she could not be an all-around gymnast, and would have to compete in selected events. The coach had tried to discourage her from competing this year, but Tammy was. From its center, and from four more points equally spaced about the ceiling, there hung large metal rings, suspended on heavy lengths of chain about a foot down from the ceiling. I stared for a while at these rings.They caught the light and stood out ominously against the opaque ceiling. They looked like they could hold an elephant I mused to myself, and I’m sure they’ll be holding me one day, I allowed myself to fantasize. The ceiling held the only lighting, a series of recessed fixtures.