‘I had the mumps real bad when I was a little kid and now I can’t hear much in one ear and even less in the other one. When I talk, it sounds too ...oud, but I can’t tell. I just see people take a step back. Then I know, but it’s too late then.’ She forced herself to go on, ‘A lot of folks think I’m crazy or stupid. Please Ma’am, I need the work, but if you don’t want me, then … could I please have that glass of water? I’m flat broke and I’ve only got a little gas left. I’m outta bullets too, so. “I’ll be back later,” she said, “I have some things I need to do.”Mum and Dad came back in as she left.“The doctor says we have to leave you to rest now” Mum said, “but we’ll be back this evening.”“Andy asked if it was all right for him to come as well,” Dad added, “I think he’s feeling guilty.”“That’s OK Dad,” I told him, “he’s in no danger.”“Not from you at any rate,” he replied.I looked at him quizzically, but he just used his eyes to gesture at Mum. I nodded, an action that made an already. When she opened the door to her trailer she said, ‘You can come in if you want, it is air conditioned in here.’ I quickly walked up the stairs to her trailer two at a time. She didn’t have to ask me twice. As I walked, the cool air hit me. The inside of her trailer looked like a home away from home. The walls were painted white with just a touch of gray. There was a paisley print couch on one long side of the trailer with a small coffee table to the left of the couch that also served as a foyer. "The 14th anniversary" and "My beautiful sub" take place on Valentine's Day 2011, the first story recalls things that happened on Valentine's Day 1997 and a few days, later. "Choosing Corner time" depicts the dynamic of Sarah's and Rebecca's relationship a couple of years after their beginning. "Sarah Acts Out" is also set in the first year of their time together, about two months after Sarah received her permanent Platinum collar from Rebecca. Sooner or later there will also be a longer story.