My head throbbed and ached so much that I did not want to move it. My tongue was thick and the taste in my mouth could knock out a billy goat. Every i...ch of my body ached and itched simultaneously and I was surprised that I was completely naked.My god, what happened last night?I went to a bar with a couple of friends from work... the drinks were flowing... ?Something moved beside me!What was it... who was it... where was I?Bundling my courage, I cracked open one eye and lifted the blanket. It wasn’t long after the washing up of the used plates and dishes, in which I took no part, that this was all done and cleared away and it was time for bed. Bernie said his goodnights but not hearing my reply or understanding Tony’s hand signals, as yet, he departed the sitting room for Tony the set up the sofa into our bed for the night. As usual, I had to wait until I got the hand signal that the bed was ready, did I strip off my clothes and fumble my way into the bed and under the covers.. With those magic words, Sam cut off any complaints about how fair I was and instead started shifting through the proffered basket full of goodies, carefully searching for one, specific piece. In seconds, she had clearly found what she had been looking for, and I heard something drop into her half-filled bucket."What do you say?" I said in an almost parental reflex."Sorry," Sam answered contritely. She knew better than that. We were big on politeness and manners in our family. "Thank you very. “Would you please put my husband’s collar on? I still think they are too extravagant, but if Alonso wants us to have them, I won’t argue anymore.”Gianna and Vivi got up to let me kneel next to Alonso. I couldn’t help but smile as I handed him the collar. “Thank you for the gift, Master, will you please put it on me?”“Any time you’re wearing this collar I’ll treat you as one of my pets, so don’t wear it unless you wish to play,” he said as he put my collar on. “If you still wish to play after.