The officer that I wanted to see was out on patrol. They gave me the private frequency that the boat used, so I could call them, off of the public net...ork.I only called once, before the officer answered quickly. His signal was so strong that we had to turn the volume down on our set. They were only about ten miles from us, and were heading our way. I told them to stop and we would share some coffee. I asked how big his crew was, only to find out it would be tough to feed twelve. Sue said she. Under my shirt, I felt myskin flush and swell. My deep breaths pushed against the wire frame ofthe cups.I needed water.Guzzling a fresh cup from the rapidly emptying water disposer, I subtlytouched my - I still shuddered at the anticipation - bra strap. I feltits contours sadly. Was this the epitome of my life? To creep around theoffice wearing... God knows what it meant. I held back a tear."Hey Barry." Travers, my boss, was peering at me; a sceptical look onhis face. "We don't want you dying. It sometimes takes weeks or months of getting acquainted before people build the kind of trust you need.”“Sounds like you’re trying to talk us out of getting together with them,” said Greg.“Not at all,” Adam replied. “I admire your enthusiasm, you’ll need that eventually after you have a… less than positive experience. And you will, I assure you. Not everybody is into swinging for the pure fun of it. Some people have a “WIIFM” attitude.”“WIIFM?” I asked.“What’s in it for me,” said Eve. “There. ‘Red’ means ‘stop now’. You can imagine a situation in which you as the Sub might want to say ‘stop’ but what you really mean is ‘keep going’.” Lacey smiled and Allison smiled back acknowledging an understanding of the desire.“I need to know that I can trust you to use that word if I push beyond your limits; conversely, you need to know that I will honor the word and actually stop. Does this all make sense?”Allison’s mind was being blown with every word that escaped Lacey’s mouth. “It does.”.