Chapter Fourteen
Penance
A year and a day have gone by since that last night at the cabins.
Maribeth now lives with Stern and still runs her business, but she takes a lot more time off. She and Stern travel, usually spending time in Texas with Chandler and Francesca. Little Bimbo runs the cabins in Maribeth’s absence, her real name Renee, and not at all an empty-headed blonde like the fake name Bimbo implies. Yet, even though she is still within Stern’s orbit, she is looking for a master. I know this because I have seen her at Tartarus several times, a safe place to give a potential master a “trial run”, while surrounded by friends who look out for you. And Julia and Liz are the best watchdogs. But sometimes I wonder if they want to adopt Bimbo themselves. The looks Julia and Liz give h
