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He took her down a tiled hallway and into the e, spacious and thankfully nothing like a playboy’s bedroo-sized The floor was covered in a lush creas in various shades of cream and brown She loved the brass-based bedside laeous tapestry which hung above the bedhead It was a park scene—Parisian, since it had the Eiffel Tower in the background The colours were glorious

‘I love that tapestry,’ she said as he led her past it

‘It’s a recent purchase An investment, really I don’t put my money in stock and shares I prefer property And art’

Harriet couldn’t afford to invest in art But at least she did have her flat, which had already doubled in value since she’d bought it

‘In here,’ he directed and guided her into an en suite bathrooer than her bedroom with a modern toilet and bidet, a sunken spa bath, a double vanity and a shower stall built for two Or possibly three But it wasn’t any of those things which asp It was the candles which were dotted around the bath, all lit and giving out the rance

‘Did you do this for me?’ she asked, amazed and touched

His setic ‘I wanted toa bit of a bastard last Monday All I can say in et all the work done that I needed to do before I went away if I startedany sleep As it was, I didn’t sleep all that well anyway, despite workingAll I could think about was you, Harry’

‘Oh’ she said, in danger ofinto a puddle ‘II didn’t sleep very well, either’

His s ‘That’s nice to know,’ he said as he turned on the bath taps, adjusted the temperature, then tipped in what looked like bubble bath ‘Can you wait a bit longer?’ he asked her as he turned back to face her

‘What? Yes No Yes, II suppose so’

‘Good Now I’ to take off all your clothes’

‘What?’

‘Don’t think about it Just let me do it’

She didn’t think about it, and she let hi of blissful helplessness which took possession of her as he slowly re First came her jacket, which he folded and placed on the vanity counter top Her blouse followed, then her bra