Stoney has to work, so I take care of the house. That means cooking." Are you sure I'm not, like, IMPOSING?" No, seriously, Stoney enjoyed you playing...with us." Is he coming home at the same time?" she asked."Maybe not. He's finishing a project. He said he wanted to get to a good stopping place before Christmas." I'm leaving school. Can I come straight there?" Come on," I said."Oh, thank you, Jo. I'll be there in a bit."I had to report that to Stoney. A quick email works. It's more discreet. She said it in a way that she knew what was inside. In the past, I’ve ordered things and they always ship in a plain box. I really wondered how she could possibly know what my delivery was. In a way, it was kind of exciting to think that maybe she did know. I then texted my escort friend and told her to meet me at my hotel at 10:30 PM. She said, she was looking forward to seeing me. After a long day of meetings and a business dinner, I headed back to the hotel and stopped at the front desk to. I'm not sure that I'm grateful that I survived, right now. Everything hurts and everything that made my life beautiful is soiled now. I loved to kiss you, Joey, but now, all I see is my blood and shit on the dicks they forced me to lick clean. Can you cope with that image?"Before Deirdre even knew, Joey had his lips on her mouth, gently touching and licking her lips."Deirdre, I love you. The only thing that matters is that you are alive. I'll give you real kisses when it won't hurt you anymore,. But each one is beautiful and I respect and love her. That includes you, Liz. You are my girlfriend. Smart, beautiful, sensual, loving, kind, caring, a friend when I need one, wickedly funny, sexy as all get-out. I don't date dummies, Liz. I'm dating you." Would you let me get off at that stump, please?" she asked. It was my favorite in-the-woods mounting block, but I was concerned that all of a sudden she wanted to get off. I rode to the stump and let her slide off. "Now help me mount.