. although, not for a while, I admit. You’ve... um, been developing nicely, I see. Nothing to be embarrassed about." Jeez, Mum, I’m embarrassed th...t I was standing in front of you with a hard-on." Honey, that’s perfectly normal, especially in a young man your age. I’m your mother and I love you, and nothing you do can embarrass me, sweetie." She gave me a little hug and stood up. "Now, get up and get into the shower." She stood back from the bed and waited.Feeling sheepish, I pulled back the. You had damn well better listen."He lowered me to my feet and let go. I collapsed into a heap. I took great gasping gulps of air, and tried to raise myself up. TreFual savaged me, kicking me again and again. I curled into a ball and fought the urge to uncurl as he kicked my kidneys. "You jeopardized your mandate. You could have destroyed your entire service. We told you the price of failure. TreFual kicked me harder. "Is this how you want to spend your eternity? I promise you, one more fuck up. I noted the controller sensing the low temperature of the chip tray and kicking in the heat to generator smoke.I walked back into the house and Nina was setting a bowl of cereal on the table for each of us. "Coffee's on, dearest!" she said. "How's the meat doing?"I gave her an exaggerated leer.She retorted with feigned outrage. "Uh! Don't be coarse!" You started it! But since I think I know what you really mean, those briskets are doing just fine! They're right on schedule. And I just put. But he said knowing that made his heart hurt. I wish he hadn’t said that. Because then I thought he wanted it to last. And I wish I’d never thought that. He carried me from his truck to the ground level apartment, and over the threshold when he had unlocked the door. It was a pretty, old apartment: hardwood floors, new paint – very nice for the part of town in which it was located. I glanced into the bedroom from the dim livingroom and saw a waterbed, similar to mine only lower down. I told him.