. gone. The Silver Lady, that is.” I coughed, not wanting to say the words that ‘you will never see Virginia again’ had been floated about. It w...s as if saying them might make them true, changing the world as a magician could. I knew I was a man of science, but after exposure to the Silver Lady, it was easy to second guess myself.Raven nodded. “My mother will not walk among the lands of the living again,” she said, sounding some place between wistful and sad. She closed her eyes. “I knew it was. ”I asked, “Would she let you move in here with me?”Courtney said, “I suppose so. Why?”So I explained that if she lived with me I could help her learn to become someone else, loose some weight, stop drinking, and stop fucking every horny kid in her school.We walked over to her house, presented our plan to her mother, and carried home a few suitcases of her clothes. Her mother wanted to move in with me too but I said no.Courtney put her things in my guestroom, changed, and came down to watch some. The door opened into an adjoined living room and kitchen. It was messier than Lara expected. Anna shook snow from her hair, flipping it to the side of her face and brushing the front of her dress clean. “Sorry it’s a bit messier than usual, I would have cleaned, um, do you want a drink or something to eat, anything?” Anna spoke quickly without pausing, her chest rose and fell quickly. “Sure a drink would be nice,” Lara smiled and Anna exhaled gratefully. “Wine?” Lara took off her coat,. She spent a lot of time with my fanny! Then she had Grace help me onto the exam table and adjusted these metal stirrup things for my feet to rest in. She made the adjustments so my knees were bent upward, back and far apart.It wasn't a very comfortable position to find oneself in! Very EXPOSED was the feeling I had. More exposed than anything I had experienced before. I now knew how a girl or woman must feel held in this same position! Exposed and vulnerable was what came to my mind.Marjorie.