“It’s in the bag.”Annabelle patted Nicole’s asscheeks. “I’ve never seen a girl who ass-blushed before,” she said almost laughing. Then s...e rummaged through the bag and lifted the tawse into the air.“Quality work,” she said as she tapped Nicole lightly on the ass with the tawse. Nicole yelped slightly but said nothing.It was silent in the barn for a short while. Nicole stood staring through the ladder at the area under the loft. There were a variety of odd-looking machines and other stuff stored. By then it was about time for us to go and visit Bec. I helped Nana get dressed and then went to change my own clothes.I didn’t have anything to say as we drove to the hospital. It was Dan and Nana and Angie and me. I sat in the back beside Angie’s car seat and stared out the window without really taking any notice of what was out there. Oh yeah, and I was feeling twitchy.When we got to the pediatric psych unit, we found Bec in her room together with Mischa, her anorexic roommate.Bec was shut. Ginny takes a call and motions me to follow her back downstairs. We’re back in the hallway. Sweat. Testosterone. Now the noises are different. Laughter, singing, chanting. There’s a chart-topper playing. The sounds of all-out celebration. Relieved celebration. Release. I can also hear the unmistakeable noise of water running. Shit – are they showering? “Ready honey?” asks Ginny. “Wait, it sounds like they’re still taking showers!” “Probably are.” She winks at me. “We always let them get. I laughed and assured him that I would not be the aggressor, but would be a willing participant.As we came back with the snacks, he stopped dead in his tasks as he realized his wife was making out with mine in the back of the van. I said well, it looks like they've started without us. We got in and they tried to act like nothing was happening.As the movie went on, Rex kept looking in his rear view checking out Roxy and Rayna flashing each other, I noticed that Rex was getting a hard on, which.