She said those were some really fun times. We talked about her high school and she said she was a jock. She and a couple of her friends loved sports. ... mentioned that I knew a woman named Samantha Davis who was a jock. That we were partners in plumbing class. ‘Sam! God, I love Sam,’ said Carol. ‘She was one of my best friends. How is she doing? I sure miss her. We had some of the best times together. No girl could play sports like that girl. She was better than most guys. I really loved that. Do you understand?" My perception of the worldshimmied for a second, as if a cloud I was previously unaware of was nolonger hanging overhead."Ok, I'm in. Now what?" I asked."Well, I still want to work in the salon. We can tell people that Collettedecided to go travel the world and sold the salon to me. I guess I'll needa new name, won't I?"We brainstormed a bit and agreed she now looked like a "Simone." She wentto the kitchen and returned with a bottle of wine and two glasses, then wetoasted to. "After everything Roquan did to you, I thought..." Amanda," Sirinna said firmly. Amanda quieted and listened. "As Master Roquan reminded me, a slave is told that there are three things that are very important to being a slave. Those three things are loyalty, sensuality, and submissiveness. Of those, loyalty is the most important." Is that what he punished you for? For being disloyal?"To Amanda surprise, Sirinna smiled. "No, he didn't. He punished me for failing to be submissive, not for lack of. I should be sleeping. I was so tired that my mind should be drifting in dreamland but instead it churned over how lucky I was whilst worrying about how fragile such heaven could be. There was no immediate threat to my bliss and yet I knew that one of these beautiful men could be gone tomorrow, lost to anything from the pull of another women to an unexpected job offer. For the moment I was basking in the love of two men and fearing that something could steal that feeling from me. It is a woman’s.