When you emerge out the other side, you will be wiped clean, and I will be wiped clean, and we will be closer than we ever thought possible.”
Ted heard her words despite the throbbing slash that burned on his shoulder blade. Okxxx Wendy was watching television mindlessly as per usual, and she barely noticed that he’d walked in. Wendy entered the kitchen silently from the darkened dining room. She removed the crop and put the end to her nose. She instead found enjoyment in writing, and her sharp mind was well suited the logical rigors of her technical specialty. Suddenly she pulled her hand away and snapped his bottom sharply with her crop. Good night.” He watched her slip into the darkness beyond the doorway. He looked at Wendy with pleading eyes, praying he’d
