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"You approve?" Kingsley asked, a slight smile at the corner of his sensual lips

Charlotte slowly nodded "Um…yes You look…dasley took her hand and kissed the back of it "Utterly exquisite" Raising her hand over her head, he spun her in a slow circle "Parfait, Charlie"

"Merci," she said and curtsied "The dress isn’t sley took her by the arm and they started down the hallway

"It will look lovely on the floor by hed

"Is there any particular reason why you dress like it’s the nineteenth century instead of the twenty-first?"

"There’s only one reason that matters," he said as he escorted down to the main level of his home "Because I can"

Still on his arsley introduced her to his guests Most of h there was enough room for all, a few of the women sat on the floor at the feet of the ly beautiful, took an iers Her date, a young man of about thirty, sat at her feet Charlotte looked down at Kingsley He had a wicked gleam in his eyes and watched her She sank to the floor and leaned back against his knee He ran a hand possessively through her hair Now she knehy no one asked her who she was or how she’d uests were part of his kinky little community

Charlotte adjusted herself and found the floor was actually quite cosley’s fingers in her hair and on her neck felt extraordinary--sensual and seductive and also relaxing She could stay here all night

A tall blondof applause and sat at the piano Charlotte’s eyes widened when she saas dressed like a priest A beautiful young woman with black hair followed him and sat on the floor next to the piano bench Once the applause ceased, the ly handsome pianist and the wosley leaned forward and put his mouth at her ear

"I know he’s handsome as the devil, Charlie And you’re welcome to look all you want But don’t touch That," he said, inclining his head toward the piano playing priest and the young woman, "is a love match"

"A love ht those two together I had nothing to do with it When destiny fails, that’s when I get called"

"You should put that on your business cards," she joked