"Under the rules of conquest, then, she, and all that she possessed, is now mine, correct?" he continued. Another nod."So, since you were her slave, n...w you are mine." The light began to dawn, and fear began to creep into her eyes."Don't worry," he assured her, "I'm not going to hurt you, but you must realize that you are no longer hers to command. You are mine, and my first command is that you shall speak to me when it is appropriate to do so, and in a manner which is appropriate to our new. It wasn’t the first time he’d looked at her like this, he’d admired her for years. But they’d made a pact years ago to just be friends, not to let their relationship get ruined by pushing it any further. ‘So are those sandwiches ready yet?’ ‘Yep. Lets go sit in the living room.’ ‘Thanks T, I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!’ ‘My pleasure. So what happened with you and Cat? Why’d you two break up?’ ‘I really don’t know. She just came up to me this morning and told me she couldn’t take it. ??What!???You have to have pierced ears if you want to wear fashionable jewelry. Clipons are for old ladies.??I?m old! I?m Old and creaking and querulous and???Shut up, Michael. I?ll pick you up in half an hour. Be ready, darling.?---By the end of the second week Mike had gotten used to shaving his legs. He picked up several pairs of stockings and grinned every time he saw them hanging on the shower rod after he hand washed them. Several people lost money as the days passed and Mike continued. She took a short break to arrange herself after she had closed the car door. The gold chain strung between her boob reflected the florescent lighting that illuminated the store. I shook my head as I thought about her more than slightly drunken condition. She swayed as she walked the short distance to the door and almost lost her balance as the door swung wide and she stumbled inside. Realizing she might have a slight problem in her condition I followed her into the store. There was a young man.