When I quit I was called Number Twelve. Do you know what that meant?" She didn't allow me to answer. "No, of course you don't," she said, then continu...d. There was clearly no need for me to interrupt."At that point there were over one hundred and forty maids. The current Housekeeper for the Hotel, who you know as Number Four, was maid Number Eleven and was the most senior maid. Back then, there were ten senior staff. As for Number Five, she was a maid too, and her number was Thirteen."Thirteen. Lost the stress and kept the dream.I've never lived in the cabin. It's not that liveable on its own. Yes, it has the necessaries. Plumbing and power, heating and drains. But it's not set up that way, and I don't want to change it.So when the complications of life in the city become too much, and the relationships become too worn, and the weekend beckons, I escape. I leave the bustle and drive to my garage, and spend the weekend in the cabin.Always quiet, the cabin enfolds me, and I can be at. ----------The next day at the cafe, we got our snacks and went to the corner table. Tom looked over at the bar and said, "I suppose Andie will be discrete."I offered that I thought she would be. "She knows we're good buddies and I think she suspects it's more than that." You buddies with her?" Uh, yeah, you could say so."Frank said, "Jesus, you get around, don't you?" "A gentleman never tells." And you get a lot of mileage out of that line."Frank asked, "Tom, I told you what Bill and I were. My mind was a total mist at this point (unfortunately not from the hypno, but from nervousness. My legs were jelly and my body didn’t feel like my own).I got the text. I don’t remember what it said. I got up right away, barely able to stand, holding my hand on my plug so it wouldn’t slide out (my plug sucks), and got on my knees on the floor. I arched my back to sit up straight, and put my hands in my lap. I wanted to get the submissive posture just right. I also looked at the ground a meter or.