Day 10
She could see how tense and worried I was as we sat down to breakfast.
“Someone slipped,” she said right away, her tone teasing.
“I stopped myself!” I protested petulantly.
This was met with icy silence. Her beautiful face became the picture of disdain. “You are quite the special little boy, aren’t you?” she chided sarcastically. “I offered you any reward you want… Any. Reward.” On these last two words she leaned over to bring her body within inches of mine, so as to underscore the generosity of her terms. “Now you expect to set the rules too. How wonderful to be you.” Read more…