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Funny Shades of Grey--chapter six

  Chapter Six    Christian closes the passenger-side door to "the best damn Yugo money can buy."   And what a magnificent beast it is! It has four tires, all black. The front windshield is transparent so you can see through it. It also has a rear-view mirror and two doors, with front seats that can be moved forward to allow access to the rear seat where he has me laying face-down with my wrists lovingly tied to my ankles behind my back, shaping me into a human triangle. My mouth is duct-taped "for safety."       Is that Paul's muffled voice I hear coming from the trunk. No, that would be silly.   The duct-tape eventually comes loose, another benefit of having an oily complexion, and I'm able to speak through it, half on and half off.   "Nice song," I sputter through the tape as it playfully flutters in and out of my mouth like a lover. I'm rocking gently forward and backward with every press of the gas pedal or brake. ...