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"No need I had a tow truck called And your ride should be here"

After the diering winds from the storm, low clouds scudded across the deep blue sky The pal drive swayed while fronds and debris skidded along the blacktop The air was clear with a salty lash froulf, and Jessica inhaled a deep breath before turning to Master Z

What was the protocol for saying good-bye to soasmed? "Um"

His eyes danced with humor at her aardness Da of the night Only the rougher beard growth erous pirate dressed for an evening out in London

She knew da ht," she said "And for… Well…" She flushed

One eyebrow rose and he stepped closer and pressed a kiss to her pal you down and enjoying your body andheat in her cheeks, she knew she’d flushed Even , her body responded to his words,as warain

And he knew, daers into her hair and took herwith a new hint of tenderness She sighed when he pulled back

"Are you going to giveher, his eyes steel gray in thesun

"It’s --" She stopped Did she want to continue this? Be the sort of person who did stuff like this? The night was over, and in the light of day, soh, just gazing at Master Z, she wanted to drag him back into that little room And do more…stuff "I --"

His sood you have time to think I fear you had a rather abrupt introduction to the lifestyle"

Guilt crawled through her at the darkening of his gaze, almost as if she’d hurt him, but surely not Ben said he had women everywhere, all he wanted "I don’t…" She trailed off, unsure what there was to say

"I hope you come back, Jessica," he murmured "You will always be welcome here" He brushed a kiss across her cheek, then turned and reentered the house,her with a sense of loss deep in her sto for the tow truck and saw only a limousine in the driveway Where --"

"Miss Jessica?" The uniformed chauffeur stood beside the car

A lilanced back at the front door, thought about protesting She knew she wouldn’t win, and she didn’t really want to "I’ as fairly nor on the coers But soed and apparently was as obvious on the outside as on the inside

"You look…different," one of her colleagues said when she saw hilanced down at herself Same old tailored slacks and shirt Hair in a French braid Discreet"Just, different Hey, why don’t you join me for a drink after work?"

Too weird They’d dated briefly and had boring sex He’d du else He was the office hunk, after all Now his interest had returned?

"Thanks, but no I’m pretty busy these days," she said

"Oh Okay" Confusion, then shock crossed his face at the refusal

She was a little shocked too, for she had no interest in dating hiain In all reality, next to Master Z, he seemed insipid Hollow like a Subway sandithout any ht, her tiny apartht about the difference in her, unsure what it er, she no her sex drive was alive and well, that she could have fantastic orgase was so new, so , she couldn’t quite encompass it She felt…sexy

But on theback on the couch, she stared up at the ceiling Thosea man tell her what to do, and make her do it Even as she shook her head in disbelief, her body heated,e stuff But the thought of never having sex like that again as like i life without chocolate She rested her head in her hands