He left me then, lying naked and sweaty on the rumpled bed, to see to some other business he had in the hold. Somewhere from deep within myself a sma...l, hesitant voice demanded that I accept what had happened, but not as a slave. Strangely, that low period of my life was the beginning of winning my freedom, from bondage, from Soru's plan for me, and most especially, from my own perceptions of what being a woman meant. I won't dwell on that week that passed as if was a month. I spent the. She smiled at him, that smile that said she was thinking about ripping his clothes off right there. He mentally pushed her away. ‘Is this still on the same bill?’ she asked, her voice breathy and excited. ‘Just put it all on one bill,’ Eros said. ‘Oh, hey, no, you don’t have to do that.’ Rob protested. ‘No problem, don’t worry about it. So what happened between you two?’ Rob noticed the looks passing women were giving his table partner. Eros was ignoring them. ‘Um, the usual, I guess. We went. I nodded and closed the book to put it back. As I slung the backpack over my shoulder, I looked at the Professor. My next question stuck to the tip of my tongue when I saw her again. There was no actual change but somehow, she suddenly seemed more ... luscious. Her blazing blue eyes stood out in contrast to the flushed color of her face. Her blonde locks haloed her head and her soft red lips parted as she looked back at me.The change of my perception of her caught my attention. Not the actual. The girls had just arrived ten or fifteen minutes before the pizza man showed up. "$15.95 for each pizza." Paula repeated to the deliveryman and got the money from her purse.As the girls sat around in their full length and babydoll nightgowns, nightshirts and pajamas, they began to dig into the pizzas. While they began munching, Joan went into Crystal's drawers and pulled out some nail polish. Those wearing socks quickly pulled them off and started to do one another's nails while each took.