‘Hmmmm. Tempting. I’ll have to sleep on it.’ And then she gave me a little kiss on the cheek and disappeared down the hatch. ‘See you in the m...rning,’ I called, and I headed back toward the house. But long after her lights went out I stood at the window, looking at her sailboat bobbing on the water, and feeling–for the first time in a long time–that morning might just be worth waking up for. ———– December 28 I was up early, banging around the kitchen brewing Caffé Verona and making cinnamon. She was horrifyingly afraid of me.Beth started wailing as she ran and fell on her knees in front of me. She rested her head on my legs a cried harder than I’ve ever seen any woman cry. I made no attempt to soothe her. I sat there and let her go on for a while. Once she was quiet enough that I thought she could hear me, I had to get this conversation started.“As you can see, my patience is gone. I don’t want to lose it with you here. I love you too much. I suggest you pull it together, go sit on. Jace simply stood there, dumb founded, as the thoughts of her kiss lingered in his mind. Slowly he reached to her and put his hand on her shoulder, “No, I don’t, I just have to breath Ok.” The way her face seemed to soften and brighten put a smile to Jace’s own face. Her hand reached over to his shoulder and slowly traced it down along the muscles. “I…I’ve never feed from a human before so I was kind of just guessing on how to get you ready.” Slowly the slime girls body slide a little closer. .." she quipped."What is you gurls name?" She looked directly at me."Davina.....Mistress," I simpered."Okay Davina unfasten slave Paul from the cross."As I was doing this she moved to a table and began working on a piece ofleather. Once I had untied him Mistress stepped behind him and fitted himinto an arm binder. Straps along the length of his arms were then pulledtight effectively strapping his arms together behind his back."Come!" she demanded waltzing from the room.We meekly followed slave.