“Why don’t you” Jo captured her mouth with a kiss, silencing her,
Shane moaned. Jo released her, touching her nose with hers. Shane felt
the coldness in her flesh.

“Shane, you can’t do this again, you are Tina’s”

“I know I want to be hers… I don’t know what is happening to me”
Shane said with pain in her voice and Jo nodded, knowing the feeling
well.

“Shhhh s’ok, s’ok.” Jo said, easing her into silence, Shane’s hands
shaking and Jo captured them with hers. Steadying them as she squeezed
them gently.

“Go to her.” Shane nodded, and moved out of the office, leaving Jo to
wonder as she stared out of the office. Her mind a jumble as pieces
fell away from the puzzle of her mind.

~*~*~*~*~*

At precisely 7:00, Alice knocked on Susan’s door, straightened her
spine, took a deep breath, prepared to be completely business like and
to the point. All she wanted to do was to get in, get her interview,
and get out.

“Come in,” Susan’s husky voice called out from behind the heavy oak
door. Alice wrapped her fingers around the doorknob and said a very
quick prayer.

Alice opened the door and stepped through, shutting it behind her.
“Thanks for calling, Susan. I only have a few . Holy god, who is
that?” Alice’s mouth dropped open when she saw Jenny kneeling beside
Susan, collar around her neck, a leash resting on the corner of the
desk. “Jenny???”

Jenny lowered her eyes. “You may speak, pet. It’s all right,” Susan said soothingly, stroking Jenny’s head.

“Hi, Alice!” Jenny said in a surprisingly perky voice that sent Alice into a small heart attack.

“Hi Alice? Hi! You have the vocabulary of a college professor and I get
hi???” Alice rolled her eyes and threw up her hands again, frustration
setting into every bone. “Why is it, Susan, every time I see you,
someone I know has gone completely, totally and utterly mad. Jenny,
what the ***** are you doing here?” Alice asked in a forceful voice,
actually stomping her foot.

Jenny glanced up at Susan, pleading for permission with her eyes. “Tell
her. It’s all right, pet. Alice wants to know about BDSM clubs, what we
do, how we live. Don’t you, Alice?” Susan’s voice was smooth, nearly
hypnotic. Alice blinked at the sound of the voice, taking a deep breath
and shaking off the effects.