CHAPTER 036
SCOTT
My slaves didn't get much woodworking done today. Apparently, Regina had taken some convincing. What had been done yesterday was ready to start putting together, so after some great sex, that's what I did. They worked on preparing supper for our guest. When five rolled around, I helped prepare for dinner by grilling the steaks. I'd found a bourbon/brown sugar glaze for the steaks that looked great. If I was thanking him for his help, some fine food and wine was called for in addition to lovely slave girls, so in addition to the steaks, I pulled a Cabernet Sauvignon which was highly rated by Wine Magazine. Jerry had said he was going to be here at six.
When he turned into our driveway, I had my two slaves kneel by the door to greet him. Of course he knew my slave would be here and naked. He didn't know I'd acquired another one since last Thursday. I hadn't revealed the surprise. When he came in the door, his eyes popped.
"What the fuck, Scott! You've got two slaves now?"
"It seems Lisa was intrigued by thoughts of servitude and all the sex which might be available as a result. She asked to join our little party."
"Welcome, Master Jerry," Julia said. "Can we help make your evening more pleasant?"
"We are both red silk slaves," Lisa said, "able to serve a Master in every way."
"What the hell does that mean?" Jerry asked.
"I'm offering you your choice of slave tonight, Jerry, to thank you for all your help," I said. "No holes barred. You may use your choice of slave in whatever way you choose."
"You're kidding?" Jerry said.
"No joke. Pick one and she's yours for the evening. You can start with a blow job to take the edge off."
"You're offering your wife for me to have sex with? Not just oral sex."
"If you want. My slave wanted the full experience. That means she will be offered to my honored guests, and I don't have anyone more honored than you, Jerry. You're a great friend and co-worker. I couldn't run my business without you. I can't thank you enough for the extra work you've put in so I could have time off with my slave. I've got two now so pick one. I'll have the other for the evening. Let's make your choice more fun," I said. "Display."
Both slaves jumped up and stood in the display position, their legs parted, their breasts high.
"Touch them," I said. "Feel their tits, their asses, their cunts. See which of them you'd prefer to fuck."
Jerry did exactly that. He ran his hands all over the two slaves, touching every part of their bodies. When he touched Julia's bald slit, she said, "Pick me, Master Jerry. I will ensure your evening is one you'll never forget. Put your fingers inside me, sir. Feel how wet I am for you." He shoved two calloused fingers inside her and Julia moaned, the needy little slut.
I was hit with conflicting emotions watching his dark fingers disappearing into my wife's cunt and imagining it could just as easily be his prick vanishing into her pussy. She was my wife as well as my slave. I had very definite ideas regarding fidelity, but I'd told her she could have a full sex slave experience and I'd already fucked two other women. She'd yet to fuck another man, though only a coin toss determined it wasn't her with Marcus last night. Yet it was undeniably erotic watching her moan on Jerry's fingers. I tamped down on the disquieted side of my interior argument. I wanted her to have fun with her fantasy.
"I'm wet too, Master Jerry," Lisa said. "Touch me and see. Pick me and you can take revenge on me for asking you to lick my ass, sir."
Jerry shoved two fingers inside Lisa, finding her equally wet. When he pulled his fingers out, Lisa begged to lick herself off them.
"How the hell do you keep both of them so aroused all the time?" Jerry asked as Lisa licked his fingers.
"I don't. Their slavery keeps them aroused. They know they have to be pleasing at any time, so it's like their own bodies recognize the need to stay prepared for sex. It also makes them relatively easy to satisfy. They climax easily and often."
"They're both exquisite slaves. How the hell do you pick?"
"I don't pick. I take turns. You can leave it to chance; flip a coin or draw straws. You won't be disappointed in either one," I said.
"They'll both be red silk for the poker game?"
"Yes. Plus another surprise. Don't tell the others, but we'll have a third joining us."
"Who? Anyone I know?" Jerry asked.
"Not unless you do your shopping in the women's department of the mall department store. She's the manager there."
"How the fuck did she get involved in this?"
"One of Julia's first tasks was to seduce a sales clerk into allowing her to lick her cunt," I replied. "Gwen was the one Julia seduced. We went there Sunday for some slave clothes for Lisa and Gwen asked to join our poker game as a slave. She's not permanent. Only for Thursday night. She's married."
"Shit! This is crazy man. I choose Lisa. Start sucking my cock now. I'm dying for some relief."
My little slave got a look of disappointment on her face. I breathed a silent inhalation of relief. One more day where she remained mine alone. She remained in the display position as Lisa knelt down and opened his pants, withdrawing his hard cock. Into her mouth it went and all the way down. Jerry groaned throatily.
"What's Gwen's husband think of the whole sex slave thing?" Jerry asked, breathing hard, a couple minutes into his blow job.
"I doubt Gwen will tell him," I said. "There's been some medical issues preventing him from performing and he's lost interest in any form of sex from oral to toys. He won't even let Gwen masturbate with a vibrator and refuses to seek counseling for it. She's doing this on her own. Come here, slave," I told Julia. "You can help me set the table."
She came to me and I pulled her into a close embrace, kissing and fondling her body. "Don't worry, slave," I whispered. "You'll get your chance. I suspect he's a bit nervous about fucking the boss's wife. He'll come round eventually."
She kissed me, plastering her body against mine. "Thank you, Master, for giving me the opportunity to serve as red silk."
"You're welcome. Here are the dishes, and you can pour the wine. The steaks are almost done."
"Yes, sir."
The table was set in no time and I plattered the steaks and baked potatoes. Julia poured the wine and put salad in the salad bowls. By the time Jerry emptied his full balls in Lisa's mouth, we were set to eat.
"I like to have my naked slave sit on my lap while I feed her," I told Jerry, "but if you do the same with your pants on, you'll get cum all over the leg of your slacks. It's why I'm wearing shorts."
Jerry laughed and took off his pants, sitting at the table in his jockey shorts. He place Lisa on his lap, generally following my lead where it came to his slave. We enjoyed a leisurely meal with our slaves refilling the wine glasses when they got empty.
We were both hard when the meal was over and I shed my shorts and had Julia mount my shaft and ride my cock. Jerry had Lisa doing the same within thirty seconds. I warned Jerry his slave needed permission each time she needed to cum unless he gave blanket permission. Both slaves were begging to orgasm within three minutes of the time we started, panting as they rode us. Jerry gave Lisa permission and she climaxed immediately. I told Julia she had to wait for at least three minutes. I don't know if it was the situation, her overall excitement at being red silk or some other factor, but she was having difficulty holding off.
"Please, Master," she said, "let your pitiful slave cum." No more than a minute had passed.
"No, you need to hold it, slave."
She tried holding still, but I wasn't having any of that. I fucked her harder, bouncing her up and down on my lap.
"Master, please! I can't wait any longer. I need to cum."
"No! Wait!"
Within fifteen seconds, she moaned and I felt the familiar contractions of her cumming. "I'm sorry, Master. I couldn't wait." She bounced more energetically, feeling she'd already lost the race, she might as well enjoy the loss to her greatest benefit. My prick was awash in her cum.
The next time Lisa had to cum, Jerry followed my lead and wouldn't let her. He told her she had to wait. She had the same difficulty. She lasted maybe two minutes before she surrendered to her pleasure, sobbing at her failure, but still cumming hard and long.
The next couple times Julia had to cum, I let her, and she gratefully rained kisses on me each time as she shivered through her orgasms. Jerry thought making his slave wait was a lot of fun. It had greatly enhanced Lisa's previous orgasm, so he did it again the third time she had to cum, and she tried desperately to obey, knowing the paddle was next. Like Julia, she tried to hold still to wait it out, but Jerry's cock kept sliding in and out and finally she gave way.
"Fuck! Fuck! I'm cumming," she whimpered. "Oh, God, I'm cumming." Her back bowed as she climaxed, moaning loudly. "Oooh, oooh, oooh. Fuck me."
Lisa's release triggered his and Jerry's cock pulsed, pushing his cum inside her. I climaxed shortly after, spurting deep into my own slave.
The smell of raunchy sex was everywhere. Julia dropped to her knees to clean me off and Lisa did as well, leaving two glistening, tired cocks in their wake.
"Clean up the dishes, slaves," I said. "Jerry, can I offer you a brandy?"
"Thanks. Don't mind if I do."
I pulled up my shorts and poured some some brandy in snifters and we went into the living room to sit on the couch. I turned on some music, some smooth jazz as we waited for our slaves to join us.
"I can't believe you, Scott. You're living the fucking life of Riley here."
"If I don't get fucked to death, you mean."
"But what a way to die. If I could die in the saddle, it'd be worth it, you know. How the hell do I find myself a slave?"
"I found mine by seeing what she liked to read. You could always hang around in book stores and libraries and observing what the women are checking out."
"I don't have time for that."
"If you don't have time for sex, you're doing something wrong," I said.
"It's not the sex I don't have time for. It's hanging out in libraries and book stores. How long would I have to wait to find someone checking out a sex slave book? They probably buy on-line or e-readers so no one knows how kinky their tastes run."
"That's true," I admitted. "Julia was buying her stuff on Amazon."
My slaves joined us. "Instead of waiting for a woman to check something out, sir," Julia said, "check out your own book and read it in the library, holding it so everyone can see what you're reading. See if you get any bites."
"Or, you could put an ad in the personal columns, sir" Lisa said, sitting in his lap and kissing him. "I tried a few dates that way, but it wasn't a great way to find long term relationship material, but finding your own slave might be easier."
"We'll keep our eyes open, Master Jerry, and let you know if we find something," Julia added, settling into my lap. I caressed her.
"So, what's next?" Jerry asked.
"Disobedient slaves have to be punished," I said. "Cumming without permission is a punishable offense. Thirty swats for each offense. The first thirty with your hand, the second thirty with a whip or paddle. Lisa, since you orgasmed twice without permission, get the paddle and bring it here."
She lowered her face and answered softly, "Yes, Master." She disappeared into the bedroom to get the Enforcer, returning thirty seconds later.
"You actually punish your slaves for climaxing without permission?" Jerry asked.
"Certainly. It's a fairly severe offense. My slave's orgasms belong to me. If they cum anytime they want, it nullifies the training they've received, plus they could end up having orgasms all day long and forget to whom they belong, forget it's their Master they have to please."
"I didn't know about the punishment," Jerry said. "I'm sorry."
"Lisa knew. You didn't even make her wait all that long. She was cumming within a couple minutes of when you told her not to. My own slave was equally at fault. I suspect having you here has got both of them in a sexual dither. Someone new and fresh to fuck, isn't that right, slave?"
"I believe it is, Master," Julia said. "The thought of possibly having to please Master Jerry did have this slave more aroused than usual."
"Jerry, I believe you should punish your slave since it was you she disobeyed."
"I don't know anything about punishing slaves," Jerry said. "I wouldn't know what to do."
"You got spanked when you were a child, didn't you?" I asked.
"Oh, hell yes. Momma was a huge believer in spare the rod, spoil the child."
"Well, it's the same with slaves. All you have to remember is that you're big and strong with work hardened hands and take that into account when you spank her soft squidgy bottom. You get some feedback from your hand, though not as much as she'll feel. I suggest you keep an eye on her bum. I don't want you to bruise her, but her ass should get a nice red color which will linger for about an hour. She won't squeal too much unless you really start to hurt her so if she squawks too much, you may be going too hard. An orgasm releases endorphins into her body which helps suppress any pain she feels, so feel free to finger fuck her to an orgasm fifteen or twenty swats in to give her a breather, but she'd better ask for permission for that one. Start out somewhat light, and work up to harder swats and spread them around. Over your lap is nice. There's nothing like a naked slave girl squirming over your lap to give you another erection when you've already orgasmed."
Jerry laughed and said, "Get over my lap, slave."
Lisa said, "Yes, sir," and got over his lap.
"Keep count for your Master," I reminded her.
She responded and I watched him give her the first few strokes, assessing how hard he seemed to be going. As suggested, he did start lighter and then increase the strength of his swats. Lisa wriggled delightfully over his crotch as her bottom started getting red, keeping track of every stroke.
"Now you, slave," I told Julia. "Please keep track of the strokes in your head so we don't confuse Jerry. Just call out when we reach the end."
"Yes, Master." Julia climbed over my legs presenting her beautiful bottom to my hand. I started her spanking as I kept close watch on Lisa. Though she silently wept as Jerry's swats got harder, she didn't give any indication of worse than expected pain. He did the other thing I suggested and paused over half way through to give her an orgasm, and when she asked for permission to cum, he didn't delay at all. He finished the remainder of his strokes after her orgasm.
I didn't give my own slave an orgasm halfway through, for she was only getting thirty and I was fucking her after. When she called the end, I had her bend over the couch and plunged right into her wet heat. I would last a while this time, so after I'd plundered her cunt for several minutes and one orgasm, I adjusted my aim northward and took her ass, her pussy providing the lubrication. Julia moaned throatily when I penetrated her back door.
Jerry was fucking Lisa now, and she was squealing for an entirely different reason than a spanking. Jerry was punishing her with his cock, slapping against her hand reddened ass hard as he pumped her assiduously. Every time she asked for permission to cum, Jerry granted a speedy release, not wanting to further punish his slave.
My own slave was cumming often as well, not as frequently as Lisa, but she was enjoying herself, backing onto my cock as I fucked her. She got permission to climax quickly each time except the last when I knew I was going to cum soon. I made her wait until I released so we could cum together. She was able to wait this time, the need not so immediate when I was fucking her ass. When we'd both ceased spasming, she got a wet washcloth to wash me. Jerry finished and his slave was whimpering quietly, lying limp where he'd left her, seemingly exhausted.
"You'll need to use the Enforcer on your slave now. Given the number of times she climaxed, she should tolerate it well." I handed the paddle to him. "I'll give you a warning about this. Slaves tend to dislike it a lot. It stings like hell without much effort on your part. It's flexible and won't leave bruises or extensive marking. I strongly suggest you hit your thigh with it first to get an idea of how much it stings. I'm going to put Lisa in the stocks for this. Come on, girl," I said to her.
Lisa reluctantly rose to her feet, walked to the bondage furniture and obediently laid her head and wrists in the holes. I lowered the restraining bar over them, trapping her in the pillory. I lowered her head to a lower position in case Jerry wanted to use her mouth again after. I spread her legs and fastened them so they were spread apart.
I handed him a bottle of lube. "Just in case you want to fuck her ass after you're done," I said. "Otherwise her mouth is at the right height to take."
Jerry laughed. "I can see what you meant about getting fucked to death," he said.
I patted his back. "I know you can do it. I have complete faith in you. Your slave will probably want to cum again after this."
So while I sat comfortably on my couch with my naked slave in my lap, we watched Jerry test the Enforcer on his own thigh.
"Damn, you're right. This bastard stings like hell."
"Remember that when you use it on your slave," I said. "By the way, that handle can be used to fuck the slave with, in case you want to shift from pain to pleasure and back again."
He looked at the handle and laughed. "So it does."
I was happy to see Jerry was very careful with the Enforcer, starting off easy and pretty much staying easy the whole way. Since she'd just had her ass spanked with his hand, it was good he took it easy. It didn't stop Lisa from whimpering and crying some more. It did sting, but she never wailed or gnashed her teeth or anything to indicate she couldn't take anymore. Halfway through, he turned it around and fucked her to another orgasm, and considering how red her bottom was, she asked permission to cum fairly quickly. Jerry continued all the way through her release before turning it around and smacking her some more.
I played with my slave's breasts while we watched, and she asked for permission to cum when Jerry resumed the spanking.
"Just from tweaking your nipples, slave?" I asked.
"Yes, Master, please. I'm so aroused. I have been all day, ever since Regina was here and knowing Jerry was going to be here."
"Cum for me then," I said, and I watched her body tighten as she climaxed, more of our cum oozing from her cunt. She sighed ecstatically as she released.
Lisa's punishment ended and Jerry was hard again. He smeared lubricant on her star, shoved his cock into her steamy sheath to lube it, then pushed his nice thick cock into Lisa's red bottom.
"Her ass is so hot," Jerry groaned. "It has to be at least five degrees hotter than the rest of her skin."
"A lot of blood flow to the affected regions," I said. "I suspect it's what makes them so aroused from their punishment."
"Master, can I cum," Lisa moaned, proving my point. Jerry had only been in her ass for half a minute.
"Cum as much as you want, slave," Jerry moaned, buried in her tight ass.
Cum she did. Not once, but three times before Jerry groaned and emptied his final load in her rectum. Since Lisa was still locked in the stocks, Julia got a washcloth and gently washed his prick for him. It had to be gentle. Jerry had cum four times since arriving at six PM, four hours ago, and he was feeling the effects of so much fucking.
"I don't know how you do it, Scott. I feel fucked raw."
"I've learned to pace myself," I said. "I only orgasmed three times in the same space you did four. The first few days when everything was new, I was more like you. I probably would have only gone twice more if you weren't here pushing my slaves to new heights. Three or four times a day is what I shoot for now. Once in the morning and two or three more times at night."
I got up and released Lisa. "Thank Jerry for showing you a good time, slave."
Lisa knelt and kissed his knob and his cock twitched. "No more of that now," he said. "I'm done for now."
"Thank you, Master Jerry, for thoroughly and completely fucking this slave. I've enjoyed myself very much. I hope I've atoned for making you lick my ass."
"Hell yes," he said. "The ass fucking alone would have done it."
"Goodbye, Jerry. We'll see you in a couple days."
"I'll be here. Wild horses couldn't keep me away."
Lisa escorted him to the door.
When she returned, I asked, "Have my slaves had a good time this evening?"
"Yes, Master," Julia said. "Even his presence added to my arousal, sir."
"He is an excellent Master, sir. He made this slave cum and cum," Lisa said.
"He has a beautiful cock, Master," Julia added.
"I'm glad you enjoyed the evening. We need to retire now; I'm getting up early again tomorrow."
We went to bed and once again, I slept peacefully and deeply between two naked sex slaves.
Both slaves woke up with me and took turns sucking my cock. This time it was Lisa who drank my cum. They both returned to sleep while I went to work. It was mid-morning before my day slowed enough to run into Jerry who was monitoring the Watkins construction to keep it going. I wanted to finish it as fast as we could. The sooner they were no longer in my life, the more serene my life would be.
He thanked me again for sharing my slaves with him.
"Did you sleep well?" I asked, smiling.
"The sleep of the dead," he admitted.
"A side benefit of sexy slave girls," I laughed. "I'm rarely restless at night."
Jerry was quiet for a moment, then asked, "Would you really have let me fuck your wife or was it some kind of test?"
"No test, Jerry. I think Julia sometimes believes the same thing; that I'm somehow testing our marriage. I know what her fantasies were. I read a few of the same books she did to see where her mind is. I have no doubt she would remain faithful if it was something I required of her. Our marriage has been and is strong. Once I decided to do this, it was the biggest question I had; whether or not I could let her have every experience she dreamed about. I didn't ask her if she wanted to do this until I was reasonably sure I could let it go all the way. I admit to a small sense of relief when you chose Lisa last night, but I was perfectly willing to let her proceed as red silk last night. It wouldn't affect our friendship if you chose her instead. Julia agreed to let me have Lisa, plus I fucked another slave on Saturday. She's already given up more than I have for this fantasy.
"I know some of the books she's enjoyed are what they call reverse harem books, where one girl is forced to please multiple men, often more than one at a time. I know she'll be in hog's heaven if she's taken by more than one man at a time. I suspect it will happen on Thursday, when all three of her sexual orifices are auctioned off."
"You're talking about a double penetration," Jerry said.
"Or a triple. Air tight as the saying goes. Three cocks and one woman, completely stuffed head to toe."
"Jesus. Just the thought of it makes my dick hard. And you wouldn't go nuts seeing it? Would you watch?"
"I have to watch, to make sure she isn't hurt. Nothing I'm doing here means I want my wife harmed in any way. As long as she's enjoying herself, it's fine. If it stops being enjoyable, it needs to end. We both have a word to use if either of us can't go any farther with what we're doing. At this point, I'll be responsible for three women. Lisa is doing this because she trusts me to keep her from any meaningful harm. If she didn't trust me, she wouldn't do it. So I have an accountability for her as well. I also feel responsibility for Gwen. She wouldn't be in this if I didn't have Julia seduce her. She wants to enjoy herself; not be raped by a bunch of strangers."
"I'll help you keep an eye on them," Jerry said. "No one will get hurt on my watch."
"Thank you. All three slaves will have a safe word of 'Alpha'. If any one of them says it, whatever is happening has to stop, no questions asked, no arguments. If they say 'Omega', they no longer wish to participate as slaves at all. They're to be left totally alone from that moment on."
"Alpha and Omega. Got it."
"I've got to get going. Try to keep things running smoothly here. I don't need any more shit from the Watkins."
"What time you leaving today, boss?"
"I'm hoping to leave at two, skip lunch, go straight home and enjoy my slaves some more."
"Don't blame you. Leave it to me."
I got away at 2:30, getting home about 3:15. I was starving, so before playing with anyone, I had to eat. Both of my slaves were disappointed they couldn't cum yet. They were as hungry for sex as I was for food. It was Lisa's turn to be fucked, but I knew Julia would be disappointed if she had to wait much longer, so today I had them both lean over the bed after I took a shower and starting and ending with Lisa, fucked them both, switching back and forth. They both only climaxed once, the constant shifting back and forth interrupting their rhythms, and I didn't last that long since I was doing my first since arriving home.
They'd made great progress on the other furniture, so I spent some time putting it together after. For supper, we had leftover steak and salad, and I fed Lisa, fingering her to another orgasm after we ate. Later, we sat together on the couch watching TV while I stroked and caressed my two naked slave girls, keeping them on edge for later.
"I talked to Jerry today," I said, "about last night and tomorrow."
"What did he say, Master?" Julia asked. "Did he enjoy himself?"
I laughed. "What do you think, slave?"
"I believe he enjoyed fucking Lisa very much," Julia said.
"Yes, he did. He was also curious if I would have let him fuck you, beautiful slave," I said, caressing her beautiful breasts and perky pointed nipples. "Like you, he wondered if I was giving him some kind of test. Of course, I reassured him he could have had you, fucked you silly like he did Lisa."
"Master, can I cum?" Julia said, panic in her voice.
"Not yet," I ordered. "Just the thought of riding his big black cock has you excited doesn't it, slave?"
"Yes, Master," she moaned.
"I explained about your reading material and your fascination with reverse harem stories and how you'd light up like a Christmas tree if you were double or triple penetrated tomorrow."
"Fuck! I'm cumming, Master. I couldn't wait," she said, thrusting her breasts into my hands and turning to kiss me. "Even talking about it made me cum, sir."
"I knew it would," I laughed. "Your desires are so obvious."
"Will we be triple penetrated tomorrow, Master?" Lisa asked.
"It will be up to you," I said. "All three of your holes will be sold, though if Regina is as good a card player as she indicates, your mouths could be licking cunt instead of sucking cock. It will be your choice if you wish to do all three at once or one at a time."
"Will you be bidding on me, sir?" Julia asked. "Will you be one of the three?"
"I don't know," I replied. "I may not have enough money to bid on either of you. I expect you'll be very popular. I do intend on bidding on Gwen. I don't want her to feel unwanted. Since she's the oldest, she might feel less desirable, but I do think she's an incredibly sexy woman. It was easy to sense her despair on Sunday. I'd like to show her she shouldn't be so down due to her age. Many men should desire her if she put herself out there."
"You're very kind, Master," Julia said. "I'm glad you'll fuck her. She seemed quite sad."
"You have a good heart, slave. It's one of the reasons I love you. Jerry has been told your safe words. He'll help me keep an eye on the two of you. I don't want anything to happen to either one of you. You're very precious to me. Now, there's the little matter of cumming without permission, slave."
"Yes, Master," and almost before the words were out of her mouth, Julia was draped over my legs, her bottom pointed upward and her legs parted. Such a wonderful and obedient slave.
Smacking her ridiculously tight yet soft and resilient ass, I painted both of her cheeks red with my hand. As usually happened when I had a squirming naked slave girl over my legs, I was ready to fuck again when I'd finished. Julia was ready to ride me right away, swinging her leg over my hips to capture my cock in her wet folds. I stopped her.
"No, slave. We're going to the bedroom first. I'm tired and will want to sleep after and we might as well be comfortable." I turned off the TV. "Lisa, you'll be riding my face. I want you to lick and kiss your sister slave's breasts while she rides me. Both of you may cum as much as you wish without permission."
"Of course, sir. I'll be happy to."
They took my hands and led me into the bedroom. I lay on the bed and Julia mounted my mast and Lisa lowered her soft, wet folds over my face. I was able to last much longer than earlier and with Lisa licking her sensitive tits, Julia climaxed six times while we fucked. Lisa climaxed four times herself and my face was awash in her cum by the time I drove hard up Julia's cunt and released my sperm, my groaning smothered by Lisa's pussy, squirming on my mouth.
My cock finally limp, Julia cleaned us off it, while Lisa licked her cum from my face. We all fell into another satisfied sleep.