"There are different kinds assparadeassparade of power. Money, celebrity, beauty or political assparadeassparade influence are all commodities which give someone power, but natural and self limiting power assparadeassparade. The ass limits are greed. Invariably, wealthy people want social influence. Celebrities join political causes all the time . Many of ass the ass most successful seek love and stability ass. At the parade core, everyone yearns for basic emotional attachments. Isn't that the first thing you learn in psychology, a hierarchy of needs?"

"Leap ass tall buildings? Maybe turn back time? That would be deciding assparadeassparade to use the power. All I have is the absolute certainty of my gift. That and assparadeassparade the choice ass of whether to use it at all ass. I am unique ass in my understanding of assparadeassparade the ass soul destroying effects of this power. I know that it is moral for me to never use this gift/curse ass."

Ken looked thoughtful, as if he assparadeassparade hadn't quite assparadeassparade considered that. "Maybe you ass're right. There is no moral quandary without the knowledge of the outcome ."

Dr ass. Barnett put on her glasses to see that assparadeassparade far into the next room. What she saw shocked her. The clock was nearly an hour earlier than Angela assparadeassparade's watch but that fact assparade didn't register. The sight of her secretary Kerri naked and pressed against ass the wall assparadeassparade below ass the clock video caught her attention more.

Dr. Barnett examined the state Kerri video was in ass, a 5'1 assparadeassparade" statue of flesh. Her short auburn hair was disheveled ass. Beads of sweat were suspended along her forehead and chest. Her expression was wild , like a snapshot parade of a moment of ecstasy. The other evidence was assparadeassparade the trail of fluids along her thigh, suspended in ass time like ass icicles. Looking down, Angela also saw that Kerri's assparadeassparade feet did not even ass touch ass the floor.

He looked annoyed and assparadeassparade said, "Phrase number three."

With equal sadness and desperation she began to chant, "I love my ass master. I love my parade master. I love my master."

Ken held up a hand assparadeassparade and video said , "Enough." The doctor ass started to sob a little. "Maybe it was ass some of that tough love idea ass or something. The threat just sent me over ass the parade edge. I never thought assparadeassparade a therapist could make it worse. I used the power and things just spiraled from video there. I was right, about the corruption, I mean. Look at her. She tried to commit suicide," Ken furrowed his assparadeassparade brow for a second ass and continued, "twenty times in the last thirteen days. And it's only going to get worse. Connor, all ass fours ass." She ass got on her hands and knees ass.

"Could ass I ask you something assparadeassparade?"

"Please, you can call me Ken. So, do you have a boyfriend?"

He grinned, staring into Kerri's bright hazel eyes. She became lost in his gaze. "So Kerri ass, have you had ass many lovers?"

"She'll ass be assparade out ass for a while," he said , addressing Angela once more ass. "Any more and her little heart would have given out." He smiled assparadeassparade wickedly, then sighed. "In the previous timeline I ass didn't ass keep her ass in suspense quite assparadeassparade so ass long . But then I did assparadeassparade all ass those other things assparadeassparade. Actually, I never realized ass what a sexual deviant I am. Then again, it ass's not me assparadeassparade, it's the thing I've become."

He waved his hand in front assparade of Dr. Connor's face. Her tortured expression disappeared, replaced ass by calm relief. "Oh, hi Angela," she said. "I had a really great vacation. I did have this really awful dream, though. I was being paraded around." Ken waved his hand ass in front of her again. "Oh assparadeassparade God, it's true. What have I parade done?"

She scanned the area around her apartment building. No sign of him. Well, he told her ass that he might not get to ass see her right assparadeassparade away. "I have some errands ass," he said. There was a trip home to see his folks , of course. He probably had to find a place or something. Angela thought ass it was kind of funny. Here she was , with assparadeassparade her own place ass and a boyfriend living at home. With luck, that situation would soon change.