And this room is really, really comfortable.”“I like this chair,” she said. “I can curl up in it and if I pulled a blanket over it would be su...er warm. I can see why you bought them.”“Are we going to discuss furniture and decorating, or us? You seem to be stalling, Peaches.”She sighed, “I am. It’s because I’m confused, Steve. I didn’t sleep with Jason.”“That’s the second time you’ve said that, but it’s not the answer to the question you know I have. And whether you did or didn’t doesn’t factor. Bill had already hung his coat on the bedpost and had removed his shoes. Zena was now unbuttoning his shirt and running her hands over his chest. It was an erotic gesture and it was quickly bringing Bill to attention. Soon his shirt was draped over the end board of the bed and she was loosening his belt. Bill reached out and smoothly brushed the slim straps of Zena’s dress off her shoulders. As she stepped closer to him, he felt the heat of her body and she was running the palm of her hand over. She finds it painful but I tell her it is because we don’t do it often enough." What about her cooking?" That’s improved too but has increased my food bill. Perhaps though that is a small price to pay for the services I get." So on the whole you are pleased with your purchase?" Yes. Still some training to do but when she hesitates to perform I only have to finger the welts that still cross her arse from the whip and she knows I will use it again anytime, then she complies with my desires.. They’ll protect O’Toole. It will be according to the Sentinel’s dictates. We’re not ready yet—we could lose. I wanted it to be according to my timetable.’ ‘If you recall, that was my advice when you started this,’ Jarrod reminded him. ‘And, by the way, you should change that ‘we could lose’ to ‘you could lose’.’ ‘But you said…’ the Reverend started to say, but Jarrod interrupted. ‘Do you want my help or not?’ ‘I can’t afford to lose,’ Ethan blurted out. ‘This church is my life. I can’t start.