"The girl was standing only a foot from the viewing panel. Red wheals were clearly visible across her breasts. "Do they need much 'encouragement' in t...e early stages," I asked pointing at the marks."That's quite mild," Rick said. "We haven't asked her to do anything difficult yet. She'll still be in the state where she thinks she can go along with some things but hold on to some control herself. She'll learn. Of course it's difficult to strike a balance — enough encouragement to get them to. A figure of a woman appeared at the side of the small house. She smiled and waved to them. Then, she turned, walked away and crossed over a tiny wooden bridge near the edge of the forest to blend and disappear among the trees.“No, no, come back!” she and Mason cried in unison. “We still need you.”Startled, Mason woke up and opened his blurry eyes. His heart was racing like he had just run a marathon. It was not yet dawn, but he could see Emily’s face, her forehead pressed against his. She was. I'm not doing what you think I'm doing. I'm looking over there really. Eyes wide open looking to something in the distance. Again I was cut short. Busted twice. A twelve year old with blue balls. Dragging my feet in the hot Florida sun. On to ride three. We were waiting in line for a long while. Most of us boys were goofing around. I was just going to get on the ride in the order that we were. As I stepped forward I heard my name. Our chaperon said I should sit with her. Bummer I was. She and a girl friend were out driving on a small local road whenthey met a huge trailer driving way to fast - and then the driver suddenlyhad to sneeze...It was hard to come through my loss but I had to, not the least for thesake of my company. We never had any offspring so it has always been mycompany that has been my "kid", always since the company has been my wholelife. The closest thing I have to a relative is a cousin who moved toAustralia years ago and some second cousins I hardly.