Sam’s quick appearance actually surprised Thorn considering what she had just done to him, and she watched him go about his duties with slight amusement.  Rarely did she look at Sam this way, but he was just shoved down a few rungs on the hierarchy ladder of the house with the appearance of Seraph.  Once he finally settled on the floor next to her, Thorn opened the wine and poured out three glasses, handing Seraph the first poured while trying to avoid showing the attraction she was beginning to feel towards the woman.  Instead, she kept her attention on Sam, occasionally smoothing her hand over his head as she would a dog, and then eventually pushing a glass of wine towards him.<br/><br/>Sam wasn’t normally allowed to drink wine…as a matter of fact, Thorn had doubts he was even legally old enough, but tonight was a special occasion and she wanted to be sure that his affections remained with her.  She knew from experience that if she followed her punishments with a small amount of kindness, Sam would continue to do everything she asked of him, and that’s how Thorn wanted things to stay.  Looking down at Sam, she placed a finger beneath his chin and lifted his head up, “I’m going to make you a special breakfast tomorrow…and tonight you may sleep in my bed.”<br/><br/>Satisfied that Sam received enough affection from her, she then turned her attention to Seraph and after taking a small sip of her wine and placing the glass back onto the table, she smiled.  “So Seraph, tell me about what happened and how much you know about my past.”