As jokes were told my wife would touch his shoulder and occasionally put her hand on his lap at various points while laughing.“ Well it has been a g...eat night!” Leif said stretching in his chair, smiling at my wife.“Leif there is something my husband would like to ask of you.” Alicia said putting her hand on his to remind me to ask.“Of course.” what would you like?” Leif said turning his attention to me.“Leif, as you can see, my wife is very beautiful.” I said as he nodded in agreement.” I took. ." a pause. "Lotsof times I needed you to be strong for me, and you were. You know, youremember." As we were quiet together, the moment seemed outside time.She knew that we both needed her to say what she did for what followed tobe good. No weakling could please this woman--vanilla or submissive--butwhen I was at the bottom, her strength was there for me."Now," her voice and a change in her eyes broke the moment and signaledthe transition, "get in Mommy's lap, little one."Her warm hands. Forgets. I mean it's not so easy."Natalie was impressed by Karl, by his grasp of the situation and how hewas dealing with their tiff, as if the normal rules of society had beenwritten for a lesser man. It felt like it was the first time she had metsomeone who got right to the issue, could really see what the problemwas. She found herself transfixed by the way his large hands movedconfidently through the air as he spoke. Michael looked on miserably as she stared at Karl, eyes wide. Michaelwas. Probably just some super hacker out to scare me.Despite my self assurances I had a sick sensation in my stomach. Notbutterflies, an actual nausea feeling. It was getting stronger and it feltlike it was spreading. Then it began to get painful. It was like my insideswere shifting around.There was a tickling sensation on my cheek so I reached up and brushed myhair back out of my face. Suddenly what I had just done hit me. "What thehell!!" I reached back and grabbed a hand full of hair. My hair was.