Oh yeah FF, i remember that quote, it was something like "someone once said if you want something really badly, set it free....if it comes back to you it will be yours forever, if it doesn't, it was never really yours to begin with".

i don't reckon you have much of a choice tc - if you risk it and she ends up saying "fuck you, i'm going" - it will ruin the special time you have had together, or, equally, if she stays at your request, she won't be able to grow as a person and may end up resenting you....and this is not ideal in any relationship, even Master/slave (especially as she is not under contract).

Also, from what you have said, it sounds to me like the almost certainly will return to you....has anything occured to make you believe otherwise? Has she given any hint regarding this in discussions that have taken place about the issue?

Hope everything works out for you

sl