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HE:
"Come over here, dear. Come sit with me."
[And
she came to sit beside him in his big comfortable chair.]
[He
drew her onto his lap and wrapped his arms around her.]
HE:
"It's going to be OK," he said. "You're stronger than you think
you are. And you're surrounded by friends who are ready to help."
[She
leaned against him, her head on his shoulder. He rubbed her back and she began
to relax and feel calmer.]
[He
kissed her cheek and stroked her hair, as a father might comfort a child.]
HE:
"Feel good?" he asked.
[She
nodded.]
HE:
"I like the feel of it too. It gives me pleasure."
[So
she kissed his cheek, and began to rub his neck, and back, and shoulders... guided by his whispered directions... and they sat there in the chair for a long time.]
HE:
"This is good," he said, "Pleasuring is a fine thing
between friends."
The process of grooming is long and slow...a gradual conditioning.
