Ah yes, I could see she didn’t quite understand after all. Turning her face to mine with my free hand I stared into her eyes, eyes that were now wide with apprehension.

I could give her a straight- forward answer, the only answer; but maybe I could get some truth of my own from her very leading question.

“How long would you like to belong to me?” the deep inhalation and her hand jumping in mine was answer enough I guess, but I wanted the words.

“I, you’ll ...