No TV after nine either, I assume, because that's 'bed time' and when 'adult programs' start. That is if they allow them to watch TV at all. They migh... as well home-school their kids by that point, 'cause they've already done their utmost to destroy them socially. I haven't even gotten to Internet Cafes, magazines, and the rest - like borrowing someone else's phone, or tampering with 'tamper proof' monitoring software. I don't need to, because the point stays the same: if they want to see. His hand suddenly touched my bottom and massaged it gently. I felt a cooling relief and realized he was spreading an ointment on my flesh. "This will protect your skin," he whispered. Soon he finished and my buttocks felt more exposed and vulnerable than ever. Strangely, the first few blows felt good to me. I accepted them, relished them. I deserved this punishment, I thought. It was right. The paddle was thin and wide and covered a great deal more area than the strap of the previous night.. Danny was at the front bar with his family and friends drinking and they were toasting his son. I was at the back bar watching everyone when I felt a hand brush my crotch. Not thinking anything about it I stood there. A minute later I feel the hand again, this time more of a grope than a brush. Before I could see where it's owner was, gone into the crowd it went. Now I'm puzzled, is it a woman, or a man that's doing it, is it some one I know? Surely they don't know I'm not wearing any. Kaoru: Speaking of unbelievable, what about your age? Twenty-eight? It's a lie. It's a trick. Apologize and tell me the truth!Kenshin: Well, at least I'm not thirty, right?Kaoru: Twenty-eight's no good either.Kenshin: You're picky.(Later, shopping in town.)Kaoru (thinking as they walk): Himura Kenshin is a vagabond, a wandering swordsman, traveling free from worldly cares, now staying at the dojo. But he is truly the patriot who paved the way for the Meiji Restoration, the legendary Hitokiri.