A tiny padlock dangled from the hasp of each cuff.A tiny padlock dangled from the hasp of each cuff. "What do you think?" Asked Jason, "I picked the style, and Flora picked the color." Mandy smiled approvingly. "I like, I like. Anything else?" "I've been sorely tempted," said Jason, "but I'm saving my money for the convention. Every fetish and perve shop in Europe will be there, and I won't have to wear out my feet. Plus, if we see something in the dealers room we like, we can always visit their shop next week, if they're locals." "Well," said Flora, "there was one little thing, er, pair of things, I just couldn't resist. They weren't very expensive!" She added defensively. "So? Give. Let's see!" Mandy looked expectantly at Flora's shopping bag. "Weeelll, since you're going to make US wait until we get back, I think I'll make YOU wait too." She put on her best "mischievous child" grin. Mandy gave her a stern look. "Fine. If that's the way you want it. You know you'll have to pay for this little disobedience later, don't you?" Jason rolled his eyes skyward. "And what are YOU looking gaga at?" Mandy gave Jason a perturbed stare. Jason looked back, his innocent smile clearly saying, `who me?'. Mandy gave up. "Oh! You two! I'm starving. Let's find something.." "..to eat," finished Flora and Jason in unison. Mandy peered around the block, evidently looking for a promising eatery. "You too?" She said. "We were just debating what to have when you walked up," answered Flora. "Well, I don't see much here, and I don't fancy the hotel food. What's your little book say?" "Not much. Looks like a lot of tourist traps, if you ask me." "Flora and I passed an ice-cream shop about a block back..." Jason offered helpfully. Flora and Mandy looked at each other. Wide grins broke out. "Chocolate Oblivion!" They cried in unison. They each grabbed an arm of a bewildered looking Jason and hurried back the way he and Flora had come. -=O=- "Oh, God," moaned Jason, "that was wonderful." He leaned back in the chair, holding his stomach. "...but I feel like the Goodyear blimp," he added. |