You obey me, and I might justkeep you."Later That Night??????????? Heopened the closet and let her out. She shuffled out on her knees, hands stillboun... behind her back.??????????? "Timeto go, pet," he told her kindly, untying her.??????????? "Go?"??????????? "Yes,you have work in the morning. Get your things and get out."??????????? Shecrawled into his bedroom and starts picked up her clothes and putting them inher bag. He leaned in the doorway and watched.??????????? "Areyou my slave, whore?". I spoke to the chemist quietly asking if he would like to go home or stay and fend for himself. His face brightened visably and he immediately set the beaker down and spoke to the women," This man will take us away from here, or you may stay if you wish."The reaction was unanimious. Every one of them stopped what they were doing and filed around their work stations to line up behind the chemist. I instructed the chemist and the ladies to head North for the wooods as soon as we were outside and. ’ ‘Welcome home, Muffin,’ I returned warmly, using the long-outworn pet name one of her cousins had pinned on her years earlier. As Charlotte closed the door behind her, she blushed noticeably, which made me wonder what the conversation was truly about. She eyes me curiously once again, muttering ‘Uh, just a moment,’ into the cell phone, and then hurrying through the kitchen without even bothering to take off her backpack or her shoes. I almost said something about tracking the snow through. I imagined seeing her passion as a dark, smoky, almost formless shape, writhing and glowing as though illuminated by an inner fire. The train stopped, it was her stop, not mine, but we left together and walked hand in hand, not speaking, to an old house, set back a little from the road, and pushing past rather overgrown hedges, made our way to the front doo. She turned and was in my arms in no time at all, her mouth urgently seeking mine, our tongues finding and fighting like swordsmen. Her.