Then Cleo's personal assistant, Nikki, came into the garage.  Nikki, who was Cleo's best friend for years,  was always an hour or two late.  Cleo had told her to meet her at this awful place and, of course she was late.  But she was finally here.  At first, Nikki didn't hear Cleo's gagged noises.  When she finally saw her hogtied friend and employer, she went to her.  But Nikki didn't seem surprised to bind Cleo tied up.  She immediately assumed that this was yet another publicity stunt.  Cleo loved to do them and Nikki had to admit that this one was the best Cleo had ever done.  Nikki struggled to pull the bandanna gag out of Cleo's mouth.  It was tied much tighter than Nikki had expected.  Finally, she had to work the knot and untie the gag.  It was soaked where Cleo had been chewing on it for a few hours.  Cleo told Nikki to untie her, but Nikki didn't.