Molly found it while dusting.
She'd finished the housework in record time that day, moving with an intensity far unlike her usual languorous pace. Lately, she'd seemed to do everything intensely, like something was missing from her life she just didn't know what it was. It had kept her on edge, made each day a drudgery instead of a delight--she was sure Mike had noticed, he'd had to have, but he was just too much of a sweetie to say anything. But she just felt...unsatisfied.
But what was there to be unsatisfied about? She had a wonderful husband, a beautiful house that she loved to tidy and decorate ("the Martha Stewart gene", her mother had called it), no money worries, a great sex life (if she were to brag, which she wasn't the bragging type, but suffice to say that when she looked at those 'Cosmo' tips on how to improve your sex life, she considered writing for them instead of reading them.) Writing. Maybe she should write something? Maybe she should read something. Maybe, maybe, maybe...there was just something missing, and she didn't know what it was or where to find it.
She found it while dusting. Mike had stuck it in a pile of computer manuals, spine facing the wall, but it was sticking out of the pile, just a little, and she was doing an extra-thorough job of dusting that day. So the little bit of text caught her eye. "Thumb". Just that one word, "thumb". It aroused her curiosity, so she pulled it out of the pile, carefully, and found what she was missing. 'Under My Thumb: Your Complete Owner's Manual to the 2004 Molly Series'.
2004. They'd been married that year. They'd honeymooned in London, and never left the hotel room. They'd had to buy all the souvenirs at the airport, and lied about seeing Big Ben. (And joked, privately, about Big Mike being more interesting.) What was this? Why did she have an owner's manual?
Eyes wide, she began flipping through the book.
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Welcome!
Congratulations on your purchase of the new 2004 "Molly" series of Personal Permanent Servants. Rest assured that your Molly is configured to be happy to help you in every dimension, from the mundane details of your everyday life to the most intimate elements of your private life. Molly is always there for you!
Some of you might feel slightly embarrassed at your decision to purchase a PPS. Some of you might even feel worried that you have done something illegal. There is NO need for concern, or for shame. Your Molly has been conditioned not just to obey you in her new life as your Personal Permanent Servant, but to enjoy servitude. All you have done is find a life partner who is accommodating and loyal, and who will make you as happy as you make her. In fact, many (if not most) owners give their Mollys a better,happier, more financially secure and emotionally fulfilling life than they ever had before they became a PPS.
And you need have no worries that your Molly will bring trouble to your door; each Molly has been selected from a pool of young, unattached women with ABSOLUTELY NO RISK of legal or financial consequences resulting from her "decision" to join you in a new life together. As always, the Company offers its personal guarantee; should you find yourself in any legal or personal difficulties resulting from the purchase of a Molly, simply call the 1-800 number listed at the back of the book and our Customer Service Representatives will ensure that the matter is instantly and discreetly forgotten by all concerned (including you, should you desire it.)
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"Personal Permanent Servants"?
"Configured to be happy"?
"Conditioned to enjoy servitude"?
"Legal consequences"?