”Dee and Sharon shared a sly glance and Dee said that she thought that was a great idea.Before we knew it the break was up and it was time to return...to the bandstand.“Work, work, work,” I said to them. “Can you stay another set?” They said they would.“Great,” I said, gripping her hand in mine. “I’ll be back in forty minutes!” Then I ordered a beer to take to the stage, which I almost never do.----The set flew by and I rejoined Dee and Sharon at the bar. Sharon was talking to some folks at a. "Go to the room and prepare for the chains in a doggy position tonight."I go to our play room and slide out the board he has anchored with tie downs and a rug for my comfort. I place it on the floor at the foot of the bed. I stretch to the leg clamps so my legs are spread nicely. I go to my elbows and wait to be secured in this position. The group enters the room as does Bear who is following his master. Damn dog I think, to myself. I feel the clamps secure around my arms which keep me on. .. how about you ... do you want to go down that road! I won't like you any less than I do now if you don't, but we'll know where our boundaries are!" I think I can be that person, too, Stella: but I will promise you that whatever you tell me now stays between us! Of course, what you tell me may decide what comes after!" That's a good answer, Alan! All right ... here goes! I'd like you as a friend, Alan, but there's nothing else on the table ... you have the right to know that now. You have. My first class was the swimming classes down at the lake and I made certain they were all matched up in the "buddy" system and kept repeating that they should not be separated from their buddy no matter what happened. It was a certain lifesaver when working around water sports and it was an effective tool.One of the impish young girls was a redhead called Moira Malloy and she asked me with a look of sweet innocence,"Does that mean even in the bathroom and the shower, Mister Bill?"I had to smile.