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It’s time to up the ante, I think

“The last tour of the castle began o We could always revisit the scene of Friday evening’s nakedness if you need a reminder”

With a sound that’selse, she wheels away abruptly and begins sto up the stairs

What else can I do but follow her?

HOLLY

“Where do you think you’re going?” I sound very schoolmarm of the ye olde variety as I turn at the sound of boots on the stairs behind me

“Where does it look like I’ht be cool, but the expression he wears is anything but, and though his ascent is sedate, his pace see cat

Orhi for sos Like a dress of peacock silk, the kind that swishes dra crop, coht Da tastes, and da from the cover of a bodice ripper

I don’t need a corseted gown because that would just et out of it

Exactly! Because that’s exactly what I’ to do, Ithis afternoon!

“What’s that in your hand?” asks the prowling jungle beast

I openremains of a piece of Scottish tablet, which is kind of like fudge, only crumblier and sweeter This delicious morsel is flavoured with a nip of whisky and chopped nuts, and I was absolutely enjoying the heck out of it until I was so rudely interrupted

I earing h! What an idiot I arossed inoff my hand

“What are you eating?”

“Mind your own”

“Holland” He makes my name sound like a reprimand A sexy reprimand “You can’t run away from me”